{"product_id":"p7951","title":"Scarlet-Tapestry Sake Cup, Fired in the Highest-Quality Kiln","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen Hidasuki sake cup made with the finest clay by So Kaneshige, who inherited the Maruyama kiln as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige and captivates many with the harmony of delicate, elegant clay textures and powerful forms.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a brand-new work that was just removed from the kiln at the end of 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs indicated by the box inscription \"Saijo-tsuchi nite\" (made with the finest clay), this Hidasuki sake cup was created using the most superb field clay possible, fired at the Maruyama kiln, and possesses a moist, refined texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay is said to have been discovered by Sozan and So about 40 years ago; it was prepared by hand without the use of machinery and then left to rest in storage ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a clay that So described by saying, \"It would be a waste and impossible for me to die without using it.\" In a departure from the coarse clay texture that has characterized his previous Hidasuki works, this piece features a surface so fine that one might think it had been strained.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSince his predecessor, Sozan Kaneshige, preferred to use slightly coarser clay for his Hidasuki works, it is evident that this is an \"unthinkably\" luxurious sake cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKeeping decoration to a minimum and focusing on the essence of the clay by using only wheel-thrown forms, the piece proves the quality of the material through its vivid color and delicate, soft-touch Hidasuki straw markings. The overwhelming presence displayed by the base alone when turned over is nothing short of masterful.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.7cm x 6.4cm x Height 5.8cm\n\nSo Kaneshige was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in 1969, he began his path in ceramics under the tutelage of his father, Sozan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later established his own independence in 1979 in Maruyama, Okayama City, where he is based today.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily creates tea ceremony ceramics using a potter's wheel, characterized by deep, powerful firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe strives to eliminate ornamentation as much as possible, focusing on channeling his soul directly into the clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he focuses his activities on solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe energetically holds annual solo exhibitions at department stores and other venues in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1995, he held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618216300641,"sku":"7951","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7951.jpg?v=1790233518","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7951","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}