{"product_id":"p7567","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup (guinomi) from an earlier period by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, a leading master of the Kaneshige family.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired approximately 5 to 10 years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the Kaneshige family tradition, the clay was prepared entirely by hand without the use of a pug mill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay, prepared with painstaking care, retains its color even amidst the intense firing that produces kiln-transmutation effects, resulting in a refined texture that can only be described as masterful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt features the elegant clay texture and subtle flashes of scarlet characteristic of the Kaneshige school, offering the quintessential Bizen pottery experience of enjoyment through viewing, touching, and nurturing the piece over time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire surface is covered in exemplary \"kase-goma\" (matte ash glaze), with a soft, moss-green texture reminiscent of tree bark that possesses a profound depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a sake cup that allows you to fully savor the true essence of Bizen ware: the way it changes with use and the pleasure of nurturing it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored after being purchased new.\n\nOriginal signed box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.5cm x 7.3cm x Height 5.1cm\n\nJunpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he completed a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFollowing his return to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.","brand":"金重潤平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618197262433,"sku":"7567","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7567.jpg?v=1790232913","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7567","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}