{"product_id":"p7351","title":"Azure-Turning Black Chalice","description":"This is a newly fired *Sohen-kuro* (blue-transformed black) sake cup by Hiroshi Seki, who trained under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki before establishing his own kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n窯出しされたばかりの新作蒼変黒盃(ぐい呑)です。\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in June 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece uses the black slip characteristic of the Isezaki school, and is titled \"Sohen-kuro\" because the areas where natural ash glaze has accumulated turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, this piece features an intense kiln transformation where the black glaze at the rim has \"slid\" down, creating a striking landscape that transitions from white to indigo to black.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe scenery, which looks like Mount Fuji or a flickering blue flame, is breathtaking and reveals the exciting, hidden potential of black slip.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter shaping the cup using a mold, it was meticulously refined by hand, resulting in a simple, supple form that perfectly complements the cool *Sohen-kuro* finish.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please note that shipment will take some time).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.7cm × 9.0cm × Height 4.5cm\n\nHiroshi Seki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he studied under Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2017 and built his kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618130219105,"sku":"7351","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7351.jpg?v=1790232580","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7351","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}