{"product_id":"p7575","title":"Bizen Sake Ware","description":"This Ibe sake vessel is by Megumi Sueda, a female artist who studied under Anjin Abe and has captivated fans with her unique works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMs. Sueda is currently inactive, and this piece was created around 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile it possesses the profound form and firing characteristic of her mentor, Anjin Abe, it also exhibits the delicacy typical of a female artist in the softness of its surface and the meticulous attention to detail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an \"Ibe-te\" work, a technique where a clay rich in iron is applied before firing, distinct from the base clay. It follows the traditional \"Old Bizen Ibe-te\" technique—producing a unique, iron-like texture—rather than the cobalt-mixed black Bizen style that has become mainstream in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe brownish surface, with its aforementioned unique iron-like depth and astringency, is adorned with \"yellow goma\" (ash glaze) created through the \"yasumi-daki\" (rest-firing) technique inherited from her mentor, resulting in a one-of-a-kind style that combines both splendor and gravity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the name \"Hanae-gama\" (Flower Blessing Kiln), given by her teacher Anjin Abe, the form resembles a budding flower and is incredibly stylish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was purchased new and has been carefully stored since.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm × 6.7cm × Height 5.8cm\n\nMegumi Sueda graduated from the Faculty of Law and Literature at Shimane University in 1990.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2001, she completed the program at the Oku-Izumo Ceramics Research Institute, affiliated with the Shimane Design College.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the same year, she began her apprenticeship under Anjin Abe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, she built an underground anagama kiln, \"Hanae-gama,\" in Yokota-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStarting that same year, she held group exhibitions in Tokyo and has since focused her activities on both group and solo exhibitions.","brand":"末田 恵","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618198671457,"sku":"7575","price":19800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7575.jpg?v=1790232926","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7575","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}