{"product_id":"p7889","title":"Bizen tea bowl","description":"This Bizen tea bowl is an earlier work by Yukio Tomori, who began his career in ceramics in Okinawa before studying under Taisetsu Sueishi in Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen working at the potter's wheel, Tomori-sensei seeks to capture the most beautiful moment as the clay transforms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis tea bowl is a piece that allows one to feel that philosophy directly, possessing a fresh sense of dynamism as if the clay were shaping itself.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot, the very life of a tea bowl, leaves a mysterious impression, as if one were being drawn into a whirlpool of earth, while the wide foot-rim looks as if it is opening its mouth in a broad laugh, giving it a deep sense of character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFormed using the somewhat coarse clay that is a hallmark of Tomori-sensei's work, combined with a powerful spatula-carved finish, it creates a surface texture reminiscent of weathered rock.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, due to the influence of the aforementioned clay, the overall earthy quality takes on a rich scarlet hue, which, combined with the katamigawari (half-and-half) black kase-goma ash glaze, promises to make the green of powdered green tea look truly striking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough this is an earlier work, there are no stains or signs of use.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 12.0cm × 11.2cm × Height 10.2cm\n\nYukio Tomori was born on Miyakojima, Okinawa, in 1965.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1984, he began his apprenticeship at the Tsubayama Pottery in Okinawa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLater, while traveling through various pottery regions, he encountered Bizen ware and studied under Taisetsu Sueishi for four years starting in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1999, he built an anagama kiln, fired it for the first time, and became an independent artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSince his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2001, he has held exhibitions in Fukushima, Chiba, Osaka, Ehime, Miyakojima, and elsewhere.","brand":"友利幸夫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618212991073,"sku":"7889","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7889.jpg?v=1790233423","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7889","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}