{"product_id":"p7733","title":"Gold and Platinum Painted Kagutsuchi Shuten-dōji","description":"This is an earlier work, a gold and platinum-glazed Kagutsuchi sake cup (guinomi), by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA pottery biography up to 2017 is enclosed, suggesting the piece dates to 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an exceptionally creative work, embodying Mr. Ichikawa's signature style of giving form to his ceaseless flow of ideas through the supreme medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNamed after Kagutsuchi, the fire god in Japanese mythology, this piece further evolves the intense glaze expression seen in his Kagutsuchi series.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs if two great tides were colliding, indigo and silver glazes vie for dominance on the surface, offering a dynamic landscape that is unmistakably Mr. Ichikawa's.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe indigo glaze, reminiscent of the color of the cosmos, is accented with golden dots like shimmering stars, creating a landscape that possesses both the brilliance and mystery only ceramic art can achieve.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe powerful platinum glaze with its deeply textured \"kairagi\" (plum blossom crackle) is incredibly striking, creating a magnificent contrast in both texture and color with the indigo glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused piece, purchased new and carefully stored since then.\n\nOriginal wooden box (shiho-zan) included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.3cm x 8.5cm x Height 7.2cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a holder of Okayama Prefecture's Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618206240865,"sku":"7733","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7733.jpg?v=1790233174","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7733","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}