{"product_id":"p7835","title":"Bizen-yaki hikidashi katakuchi (spouted bowl)","description":"This is a brand new Bizen \"hikidashi\" (pulled-out) sake ewer, fresh from the kiln, by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative path without pretense while having studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a latest work, fired and removed from the kiln in September 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a katakuchi (one-handled) sake ewer in the \"hikidashi-guro\" (pulled-out black) style that Koriki has been working on enthusiastically in recent years, featuring an impressive indigo-toned \"nagare-goma\" (flowing sesame glaze) created by the intermingling of natural ash glaze and cobalt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPlaced in the hottest part of the kiln in front of the fire and pulled out during the firing process, the entire piece is covered in natural glaze, giving it a wet, lustrous texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe nuances of color shift subtly, such as a stronger metallic sheen around the foot, making one once again appreciate the mystique of \"hikidashi-guro\" and the wonders of light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the vessel, the clay base has transformed into a gray tone, upon which indigo-colored sesame glaze has pooled just as it has on the front, resulting in a mysterious hue that feels almost like a living creature or a mineral resting on a riverbed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe orthodox form characteristic of Koriki’s work makes it approachable, and despite its truly wondrous landscape, it is a highly practical sake ewer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNo box\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 10.8cm x 8.0cm x Height 9.7cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years starting in 1989 under masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, to become an independent artist, and fired his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618211123297,"sku":"7835","price":9900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7835.jpg?v=1790233335","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7835","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}