{"product_id":"p7533","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This Bizen sake cup (guinomi) is by the prodigy Harada Juro, who was said to be \"a talent to be reckoned with,\" and who studied old Bizen alongside the great benefactor of Bizen, Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA biography of his ceramic career up to 2004 is enclosed, suggesting the piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a work from his later kiln period—the period when Juro fired pieces in his own kiln—it features a profound appearance packed with the knowledge and techniques he cultivated through his research into old Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bold texture, infused with the knowledge and technique gained from his study of ancient Bizen, is exquisite, and the bluish-tinged matte sesame glaze characteristic of his later works makes it recognizable as a Harada Juro piece at a glance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the front of the piece features a \"nuke\" (clearance) that aligns with the chamfering, allowing one to enjoy the mysterious clay quality that glows pink due to the gold-colored flash.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was formed using the coil-building technique and then slowly carved out with a spatula, giving it a rustic appearance reminiscent of prehistoric stone tools.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe base is interesting, featuring an exceptionally thick, applied foot that forms a \"no\" shape, and every aspect—the firing, the modeling, and the quality of the clay—exudes the quintessential style of Juro.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.6cm × 7.5cm × Height 5.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHarada Juro was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University and working as a salaryman, he began pottery around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1971, he built a small tunnel kiln, followed by a climbing kiln the next year, and began working as a potter in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom 1975, under the guidance of old Bizen researcher Matasaburo Katsura, he visited ancient kiln sites to study old Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an anagama (tunnel kiln) at Amida-yama in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly skilled at making suribachi (grinding bowls) and primarily created flower vases, tea utensils, and sake vessels using coil-building, with some use of the potter's wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held solo exhibitions throughout the country, including in Tokyo and Osaka.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a two-person exhibition at the National Museum of Ethnology in Australia with Kenji Funaki of Fushina ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was exhibited at the opening commemoration exhibition of the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, and subsequently added to their permanent collection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his work was included in the collection of 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":46618191364193,"sku":"7533","price":110000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7533.jpg?v=1790232862","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7533","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}