{"product_id":"p7924","title":"Bizen Hikidashi Square Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen \"hikidashi\" (drawn-out) square sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, who pursues his own creative path without pretense while having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired and removed from the kiln in September 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPlaced in the hottest area directly in front of the flames, it was pulled from the kiln while still at peak temperature, giving the entire surface an appearance as if coated in glass.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn contrast, the base where it rested on the kiln shelf has taken on a lead-like hue, serving as a reminder of the mysterious allure of hikidashi-guro (drawn-out black) and the way it interacts with light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe square form, which somewhat evokes Chojiro’s \"muki-guri\" (peeled chestnut) shape, is fascinating, and combined with the pale green landscape, it offers an expression quite different from typical Bizen ware.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.4cm x 6.3cm x Height 4.7cm\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 Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, 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 continued to hold solo exhibitions annually since then.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Ceramics Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618214072417,"sku":"7924","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7924.jpg?v=1790233476","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7924","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}