{"product_id":"p7609","title":"Aozuno Shuten","description":"This is a new black sake cup (guinomi) by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after graduating from the studio of Jun Isezaki, winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Encouragement of Contemporary Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis black sake cup was created by Takashima-sensei, who apprenticed under the fifth Living National Treasure for Bizen ware, Jun Isezaki, before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece is crafted using the black slip technique that is characteristic of the Isezaki school, resulting in a deep, lustrous black finish across the entire work that forms a visually stunning landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, this piece has been fired multiple times in a kerosene kiln—a technique Takashima-sensei is currently researching—which has imparted a vivid blue hue reminiscent of salt glaze, along with an exquisite sense of luster.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerhaps also due to the kerosene kiln finishing, a mysterious sesame-like ash glaze (goma) has appeared in the interior of the cup, where the oil-paint-like black contrasts with yellow markings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe intricate, hexagonal form, which brings to mind a Kizeto cup, is also fascinating; the kiln transformation, slip application, and form create a trinity that builds a bold and expressive world of \"blue.\"\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided at a later date (please note that it will take some time before shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.3cm x 6.1cm x Height 6.4cm\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014 and immediately began his apprenticeship under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently working independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Award for Encouragement and the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Encouragement of Contemporary Ceramics, and has had works selected for the Tanabe Art Museum’s \"Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition,\" the Tobi Exhibition, and the Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618201325665,"sku":"7609","price":17600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7609.jpg?v=1790232977","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7609","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}