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No. 7634
Bizen Tora Hohin
¥242,000
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Description
Hikaru Shimamura is a leading figure in contemporary Bizen ware of the Saikumono genre.
Saikumono requires a wealth of knowledge and a huge amount of time to produce, and can hardly be described as efficient.
For this reason, there are few potters who try their hand at Saikumono today.
He revolutionized the genre.
Instead of designing imaginary animals with precision, he recreated common objects and animals from our surroundings in stylish depictions.
This Hohin features a tiger from the zodiac, expressed in Hikaru Shimamura's signature style—refined and playful, as if it leapt out of an abstract painting.
Despite the minimalistic design, such as the stylized stripes on the lid and the tail on the body, it unmistakably captures the essence of a tiger at first glance.
He was born in 1942 in Osafune, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.
He built an anagama (tunnel) kiln in Osafune in 1978.
He built kilns in Kugui, Bizen City in 1992.
Saikumono requires a wealth of knowledge and a huge amount of time to produce, and can hardly be described as efficient.
For this reason, there are few potters who try their hand at Saikumono today.
He revolutionized the genre.
Instead of designing imaginary animals with precision, he recreated common objects and animals from our surroundings in stylish depictions.
This Hohin features a tiger from the zodiac, expressed in Hikaru Shimamura's signature style—refined and playful, as if it leapt out of an abstract painting.
Despite the minimalistic design, such as the stylized stripes on the lid and the tail on the body, it unmistakably captures the essence of a tiger at first glance.
He was born in 1942 in Osafune, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.
He built an anagama (tunnel) kiln in Osafune in 1978.
He built kilns in Kugui, Bizen City in 1992.
Details
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- Dimensions
- W13.2cm × D6.8cm × H7.1cm
About the Artist
He was born in 1942 in Oshafune, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.
He made Hole type kiln in Osafune in 1978.
He made kilns in Kugui, Bizen city in 1992.
He made Hole type kiln in Osafune in 1978.
He made kilns in Kugui, Bizen city in 1992.