{"product_id":"p7859","title":"Bizen Yohen Black Guinomi","description":"This is a new Bizen Yohen black sake cup (guinomi) by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was fired in a climbing kiln newly designed in June 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a black Bizen sake cup featuring the slip-glazing technique in which Baba excels, with the stylish black slip perfectly complementing the innovative design.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to its \"Yohen Black\" title, the thoroughly fired black slip has acquired a vitreous luster throughout, pulling you into its unique texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the front, there is a splash of \"goma\" (ash glaze) that looks as if it were applied in a single burst of action painting, with the gold of the yellow goma mixing with a cobalt-derived indigo to beautiful effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nReflecting Baba's love for creating Bizen ware, the entire piece is adorned with free-spirited and lively spatula marks that truly seem to \"dance\" across the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot is also highly original, with a design reminiscent of a hexagonal bolt being screwed in; the continuous, rotating spatula work and three-dimensional carving are truly eye-catching.\n\nSigned wooden box included (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.5cm x Height 6.3cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving considered becoming a ceramic artist since he was a small child, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2006, he graduated from the Sculpture Department at Tokyo University of the Arts, then went on to hone his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618211909729,"sku":"7859","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7859.jpg?v=1790233374","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7859","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}