{"product_id":"p7385","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This Bizen tokkuri (sake bottle) is the work of Juroku Harada, a brilliant and formidable artist who was said to have a \"terrifying future,\" and who studied old Bizen pottery alongside the great Bizen scholar, Matazaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt includes a pottery history document dating up to 1993, suggesting it was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece comes from the middle period of Juroku's career, when he was firing works in his own kiln. It features a profound appearance packed with the knowledge and techniques he cultivated through his research into old Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe powerful texture, honed by his study of old Bizen, is masterful, and the well-melted, flowing green sesame ash glaze makes it instantly recognizable as a work by Juroku.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt also exhibits the rich \"shiso\" (perilla-leaf) colored clay characteristic of his work, and the entire piece has a golden sheen, glowing as if it were coated in platinum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFine spatula marks cover the entire surface, moving small stones in the clay to create intricate details and evoking the atmosphere of a Sengoku-era warrior scarred by battle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDespite this, the overall silhouette and structural principles strictly adhere to the traditional \"imo-tokkuri\" (potato-shaped bottle) of old Bizen, featuring a slightly bulbous oval shape reminiscent of a jujube fruit, complemented by subtle ridges created by the coil-building technique.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused piece that has been carefully stored since its purchase.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nMouth diameter 3.7cm × Body diameter 9.9cm × Body diameter 9.8cm × Height 17.3cm　Capacity: Approx. 630cc\n\nJuroku Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University and working in a company, he began making pottery around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1971, he built an ana-gama (tunnel kiln), and the following year, he built a nobori-gama (climbing kiln) to begin his pottery career in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom 1975, he studied old Bizen ware under the guidance of Bizen pottery scholar Matazaburo Katsura, visiting ancient kiln sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an ana-gama kiln on Mt. Amida in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly skilled at making suribachi (mortar) bowls and created vases, tea utensils, and sake vessels primarily using coil-building, 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 Fushina-ware artist Kenji Funaki at the National Museum of Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his works were exhibited at and acquired by the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, to commemorate its opening.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his works were 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":46618136150113,"sku":"7385","price":220000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7385.jpg?v=1790232633","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7385","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}