{"product_id":"p7363","title":"Bizen Giant Shuten-doji","description":"This is a brand-new, oversized Bizen sake cup fresh from the kiln by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was just fired in June of the 6th year of Reiwa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA stark departure from his previous style, the strangely relaxed and bizarre form—reminiscent of a child playing with clay—made time stand still the moment I laid eyes on it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay used for this large sake cup is relatively coarse mountain soil, and I was surprised to find that, despite its considerable thickness, it is lighter than sake cups made from standard rice field clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rim is left entirely unrefined, just as it was pulled, and the bold decision to let the thick foot rim sink into the body reflects a complete abandonment of artifice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile technically classified as Hidasuki (fire-cord) firing, with straw markings visible across the piece, the texture of the clay has all but consumed the straw, giving it the appearance of a \"fossilized straw.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBorn from a process of clearing the mind and simply playing with the clay, this piece feels like the Fool in the Tarot, hinting at the beginning of a new journey.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box to follow later (we appreciate your patience as this will take some time).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.8cm × 8.1cm × Height 6.3cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and held his first firing the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Ceramics Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618132480097,"sku":"7363","price":15400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7363.jpg?v=1790232602","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7363","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}