{"product_id":"p7388","title":"Bizen Guinomi","description":"These are brand-new Bizen sake cups (guinomi) fresh from the kiln, created by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who carries on the lineage of the master sake vessel makers Rokuro and Shin Nakamura to produce works of profound character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhile following in the footsteps of these legendary makers, Kazuki’s sake cups possess a distinct personality that sets his style apart from that of his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis latest work, fired in June of Reiwa 6 (2024), features a gentle, rhythmic rise achieved through pottery techniques inherited from his grandfather, radiating an exquisite and alluring charm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhile it is clad in the \"kase-goma\" (dry, crusty ash glaze) reminiscent of tree bark that makes a Nakamura piece instantly recognizable, the front reveals a beautiful scarlet hue, as if opening a kimono.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe rich, scarlet clay body—a secret of the Nakamura family—is truly magnificent. Not only is it a pleasure to behold and use, but it also has immense potential as a sake vessel, as its texture will grow even smoother with use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe rhythmically undulating rim and the powerfully carved foot demonstrate his masterful inheritance of the techniques refined by his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, through a lifetime of dedicated sake drinking.\n\nSigned wooden box (Shiho-san type)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.4cm x 7.3cm x Height 4.8cm\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1980 as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather Rokuro Nakamura and his father Shin Nakamura to hone his ceramic skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618136641633,"sku":"7388","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7388.jpg?v=1790232638","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7388","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}