{"product_id":"p7264","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This is a Bizen sake flask from a slightly earlier period by the brilliant artist Juroku Harada, a man described as \"frighteningly talented\" who studied ancient Bizen alongside the great Bizen benefactor, Katsura Matasaburo.\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic history up to 1997 is enclosed, suggesting the flask was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired in a later kiln among those Juroku fired in his own studio, and it is characterized by a profound landscape packed with the knowledge and technique he cultivated through his research into ancient Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bold texture, infused with the knowledge and skills he honed researching ancient Bizen, is a masterpiece, and the bluish-tinged *kase-goma* (crusty ash glaze) characteristic of his more recent works makes it instantly recognizable as a Juroku original.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt also exhibits the rich *shiso* (perilla-leaf) colored clay tone that is another of Juroku’s trademarks; this exquisite, seductive *shiso* hue will surely be polished by sake over time, eventually evolving into a superb character that rivals ancient Bizen pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis work was formed using the coil-building technique, then slowly carved with a spatula; its plump, Shogoin-turnip-like form is imposing yet possesses a certain charm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough it is a thick-walled, substantial flask, it has been balanced to the perfect weight through carving, and combined with the elongated neck, it is extremely easy to hold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is an older piece, there are no signs of use or soiling.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 4.1cm × Body diameter 10.9cm × Body diameter 10.6cm × Height 14.0cm Capacity approx. 500cc\n\nJuroku Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University, he worked for a company before beginning his pottery career around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built an ana-gama kiln in 1971 and a climbing kiln the following year, beginning his work in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStarting in 1975, under the guidance of ancient Bizen researcher Matasaburo Katsura, he visited old kiln sites to study ancient Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an ana-gama kiln in Amidayama, Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly skilled at making mortars, and he created flower vases, tea wares, and sake wares primarily using the coil-building technique, with some use of the potter's wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held solo exhibitions throughout Japan, including in Tokyo and Osaka.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a two-person exhibition with Kenji Funaki of Fushina ware at the National Museum of Ethnology, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was exhibited and acquired by the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, to commemorate its opening.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his work was acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2024.","brand":"原田拾六","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618109018209,"sku":"7264","price":220000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7264.jpg?v=1790232448","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7264","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}