{"product_id":"p7881","title":"Bizen ware sake cup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen sake cup by Matsui Kōyō, who also mentored younger artists as an instructor at the Bizen Pottery Center.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic biography from around 2010 is included, suggesting the piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nYellow, scorched, and flowing sesame ash glazes adhere to the surface in unison, creating a landscape characteristic of Matsui-sensei, who excelled at achieving a profound, heavy-fired aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece has a strong, glass-like luster, and the orange-tinged clay body has transformed into a uniquely smoky texture, making for an intriguing finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe gracefully undulating rim exhibits the kind of movement typical of Matsui-sensei’s instructional background, serving as a model of craftsmanship and appearing very comfortable to use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused piece that was carefully stored after being purchased new.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.1cm x 6.0cm x Height 5.6cm\n\nMatsui Kōyō was born in Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture, in 1931.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the National Kyoto Ceramics Research Institute in 1950.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter working for five years at the Kumamoto Prefectural Industrial Research Institute, he returned to Kyoto in 1956 to study under Kiyomizu-yaki master Morino Kako.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring his apprenticeship in 1960, he was invited by then-Okayama Governor Yukiharu Miki to become an instructor at the Bizen Pottery Center in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter taking the position, he dedicated himself to fostering young artists before resigning as director in 1978 to build his own kiln in Nishikatakami, Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1969 and was designated a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Recipient of numerous honors including the Kaneshige Tōyō Prize, the Okayama Prefectural Cultural Prize, the Okayama Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Prize, and the Sanyo Shimbun Prize; served as a judge for the Prefectural Exhibition.","brand":"松井與之","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618212728929,"sku":"7881","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7881.jpg?v=1790233410","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7881","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}