{"product_id":"p7569","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Hexagonal Sake Cup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen hidaski hexagonal sake cup by Yoshinobu Morimoto, an artist with an exceptional aesthetic sense who continues to evolve in his handling of clay, firing, and craftsmanship.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was created approximately 10 years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is part of a series that expresses the world of tea ceremony, where the artist has used his masterful sculpting skills and firing techniques to arrange high-status utensils used in tea kaiseki into the Bizen style with spectacular success.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDrawing inspiration from the hexagon-shaped Kiseto sake cups that hold the highest prestige among drinking vessels—often served alongside serving decanters—this work is a perfect example of the creative and imaginative \"creative reproduction\" that Morimoto strives for.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt the time of its creation, he used a special clay blended specifically for hidaski (fire cord) patterns, resulting in striking, almost fluorescent-colored markings that emerge from the gray clay body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe meticulous hexagonal craftsmanship makes the inherent roughness of the Bizen clay stand out, giving the piece a powerful expression of the earth itself, complete with stone bursts and the movement of small pebbles characteristic of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece has been barely used since purchase and shows no stains or signs of wear.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.1cm × 7.2cm × Height 5.1cm\n\nYoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed his studies at the Bizen Pottery Center in 1996 and worked as a freelance artist before establishing his own studio.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2004, and has since held annual solo exhibitions throughout Japan, primarily in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was selected for the Tabe Museum of Art's \"Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition\" in 2005, 2006, and 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe participated in the \"Contemporary Artist Sake Vessel Exhibition\" in 2008 and the \"Contemporary Artist Tea Bowl Exhibition\" in 2009 at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2010, he held a solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya.","brand":"森本良信","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618197655649,"sku":"7569","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7569.jpg?v=1790232917","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7569","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}