{"product_id":"p7360","title":"Pale-Blue-Turned-Black Shuten-doji","description":"This is a newly fired \"Sohen-kuro\" (blue-transformed black) sake cup by Hiroshi Goseki, who opened his kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture after training under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a brand-new piece, having just been removed from the kiln in June 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece uses a black clay that is instantly recognizable as the work of the Isezaki school, and is titled \"Sohen-kuro\" because the areas where the natural glaze has accumulated turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOver the well-fired yellow \"goma\" (sesame) glaze, which almost appears golden, lies a deep cobalt blue kiln transformation befitting the name \"Sohen\" (blue transformation).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was formed using the slab-building technique and then finely adjusted by hand for a refined finish, resulting in an excellent form that possesses the tranquility and subtle irregularity of a Raku tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnlike the surface, the interior black is a deep color reminiscent of polished ink, creating a basin that draws the viewer in and perfectly suits the tranquil style of the piece.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.4cm × 7.3cm × Height 7.5cm\n\nHiroshi Goseki 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":46618131857505,"sku":"7360","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7360.jpg?v=1790232596","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7360","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}