{"product_id":"p7749","title":"Bizen guinomi","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who carries on the lineage of master sake ware craftsmen Rokuro Nakamura and Shin Nakamura to create works with profound character.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired in April 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile maintaining the tradition of sake ware making inherited from Rokuro Nakamura, this piece is distinctively Kazuki’s, infusing a unique color palette into his style that sets him apart from his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rhythmic, relaxed wheel-work that instantly identifies it as an Nakamura family piece is combined with sharply contrasting, bold foot-trimming, resulting in a dynamic aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy meticulously allowing the piece to absorb smoke, he has achieved a textured, bark-like \"kase-goma\" (matte ash) finish, while revealing a beautiful scarlet hue on the front that resembles the opening of a kimono.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rich, scarlet-toned clay body—a secret of the Nakamura family—is exquisite; it is a piece that delights both the eye and the hand, and will develop a smoother texture with continued use, possessing immense potential as a sake vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom the rhythmically undulating rim to the powerfully carved interior of the foot, he has masterfully inherited the techniques cultivated by his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, through a lifetime of passionate appreciation for sake.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.6cm x 7.6cm x Height 5.1cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in 1980 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, and his father, Shin Nakamura, to hone his pottery skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe fired his first kiln and became independent in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618206765153,"sku":"7749","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7749.jpg?v=1790233199","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7749","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}