{"product_id":"p7755","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by the brilliant and eccentric artist Juroku Harada, who was described as \"frighteningly talented\" and who studied ancient Bizen alongside the great benefactor of the craft, Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic biography dated up to 1997 is enclosed, suggesting this work was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece comes from his mid-period work, fired in his own kiln, and is characterized by a profound aesthetic that encapsulates the knowledge and techniques he cultivated through his research into ancient Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt first glance, it possesses the presence of a rock tumbling down a mountain path, allowing one to experience the overwhelming \"Juroku World\" that refuses to pander to anyone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is created using the \"shinogi\" technique, where a piece thrown quite thickly is pared down with a wooden spatula; however, rather than being merely pared, the marks appear aggressive, as if the piece were slashed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith numerous kiln-adhesion marks throughout, its surface is akin to a rough warrior from the Warring States period, conveying the pride of Juroku: \"Damaged is fine; the inside of the kiln is a battlefield.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe imposing \"tsuke-kodai\" (applied foot), a trademark of Juroku, is also a sight to behold; the tall, clog-like foot stands with majestic dignity, giving the piece a presence that transcends the category of a simple sake cup.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.1cm x 7.2cm x Height 6.2cm\n\nJuroku Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University, he worked in a company before beginning his pottery career around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built an ana-gama kiln in 1971 and a climbing kiln the following year to begin his work in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStarting in 1975, under the guidance of ancient Bizen researcher Matasaburo Katsura, he visited old kiln sites to study ancient Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an ana-gama kiln on Mt. Amida in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is particularly renowned for his mortars (suribachi), and creates flower vases, tea utensils, and sake vessels primarily using the coil-building method, supplemented by some wheel-thrown pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has held solo exhibitions across the country, including in Tokyo and Osaka.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a two-person exhibition with Fushina-ware artist Kenji Funaki at the National Museum of Ethnology in Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis work was exhibited and acquired by the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, for its inaugural exhibition in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his works were acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2024.","brand":"原田拾六","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618206994529,"sku":"7755","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7755.jpg?v=1790233210","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7755","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}