{"product_id":"p7585","title":"Shino Kiln-Transmutation Sake Cup","description":"This is a slightly earlier Shino yohen (kiln-transmuted) sake cup by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nA pottery biography from around 2021 is included, indicating this piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a unique work created by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln, earning the designation \"yohen\" (kiln-transmutation) from the large amount of natural glaze it received inside the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile retaining the soft, beautiful white color characteristic of Shino ware, the reverse side features intense flowing goma (ash glaze) caused by exposure to a large amount of natural glaze, with emerald-like green vidro (natural ash glaze) sliding down the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe beautiful emerald-like vidro is, of course, lovely, but the translucent, hard glaze texture resulting from high-temperature firing is also deeply tasteful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot is a \"wari-kodai\" (split foot), a specialty of Baba-sensei, but the body has an orthodox shape like a miniature tea bowl, making it very easy to use, especially when combined with the smooth texture of the glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored unopened since being purchased new.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.6cm x 7.3cm x Height 6.1cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking he would become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose sculpture during his university years to broaden his range of pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he entered the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to refine his skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active, primarily holding solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618200211553,"sku":"7585","price":7700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7585.jpg?v=1790232942","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7585","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}