{"product_id":"p7611","title":"Ibe-guro Guinomi","description":"This is an Ibe-guro (Ibe black) sake cup by Yuho Kaneshige, a potter who, while part of the Kaneshige lineage, consistently challenges himself to create work not merely as \"Yuho Kaneshige,\" but as an individual potter named Yuho.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece includes a record of his pottery career up to 2008 and was created around 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt belongs to the line of \"hikidashi-guro\" (drawn-out black) works that would lead to his \"Gen-wan\" series, featuring an elegant combination of amber-like translucent sesame glaze and an organically shimmering black finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rich, viscous black clay surface has become semi-translucent through the \"hikidashi\" process, while an overall silver sheen gives it a wet, glistening appearance—a piece of pottery that somehow possesses the eerie allure of deep-sea fish skin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs mentioned, while the exterior is a bewitching, unconventional work, a glance at the interior reveals the refined aura of a master teabowl maker, as if pulling himself together; this sudden shift in character and duality is what captivates the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot, being the point of contact, has the thinnest kiln transformation, and the roughly carved, alluring interior of the foot shines with a striking silver luster that holds the gaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored after being purchased new.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.5cm x 7.1cm x Height 5.0cm\n\nYuho Kaneshige was born as the third son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began learning pottery techniques under his father, Sozan Kaneshige, in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 1980 and held his first solo exhibition in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses on tea ceremony ceramics, such as teabowls, water jars, and flower vases, as well as tableware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his teabowls—which he particularly loves—he emphasizes the interior molding (mikomi), pursuing a balance between usability and the exterior form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Sanyo Shimbun Award at the Prefectural Exhibition, an Encouragement Award at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition, and an Encouragement Award at the Tanko Biennale, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2002 and the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he was designated as a holder of an Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is also dedicated to solo exhibitions, which are held at various locations both within and outside the prefecture.","brand":"金重有邦","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618201391201,"sku":"7611","price":28600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7611.jpg?v=1790232980","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7611","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}