Bizen Guinomi

He cherishes clay very much as the Kaneshige family does.
The Kaneshige family does not use machines to process their clay.
The clay material is prepared by hand.
As a result, the quality of the clay they use is amazing.
This Guinomi was fired about five to ten years ago and was purchased by a collector who kept it without using it.
It is a robust "Yohen" style Guinomi that was fired in a large amount of burning charcoal.
However, the quality of the clay is so high that a beautiful red clay color remains on the piece.
The finish after firing is also very refined, making it a pleasure to touch.

He was born in Tokyo in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige.
He graduated from Waseda University in 1994.
He completed a graduate program in the sculpture department at Long Island University in New York in 2000.
He then became his father's apprentice.