{"product_id":"p7616","title":"Hikidashi-shuten","description":"This is a \"hikidashi\" (drawn-out) sake cup by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after graduating from the studio of Jun Isezaki, subsequently winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Modern Ceramic Art.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis hikidashi sake cup is the work of Takashima, who studied under Jun Isezaki—the fifth Living National Treasure for Bizen ware—and has since established his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \"hikidashi\" (drawing out) technique is a daring feat that involves removing pieces placed in a specific area of the kiln while it is firing at temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Celsius, resulting in a fantastic, otherworldly appearance created by the rapid cooling process.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece is coated with a black slip containing cobalt, and the rapid cooling from the hikidashi process gives the vessel a powerful, glossy sheen, as if it were still wet.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDiverging from the current trend among young Bizen potters, this piece features a compact, minimalist form, and when combined with its unique coloring, it possesses the refined aesthetic of a small Tenmoku tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTakashima crafts everything from tableware to tea ceremony utensils with meticulous care, and despite its overwhelming, cosmic appearance, this work has a soft texture and a comfortable weight in the hand that makes you never want to put it down.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 5.2cm x 5.2cm x Height 5.2cm\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro, 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, the Ceramic Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, and the Japan Ceramic Society Award for Modern Ceramic Art, and has had works selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art \"Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition\" and the Modern Tea Ceramics Exhibition.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618201587809,"sku":"7616","price":14300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7616.jpg?v=1790232988","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7616","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}