{"product_id":"p7957","title":"Pale-Changing Black Shuten-dōji","description":"This is a \"Sohen-guro\" (Cobalt-glaze black) sake cup (guinomi) by Yuji Goseki, who trained under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki before opening his own kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece uses the black slip characteristic of the Isezaki school, and is titled \"Sohen-guro\" (Cobalt-glaze black) because the areas where natural ash glaze accumulates turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOver a calm, yellow-toned sesame glaze (yo-goma) with a hint of green, there appears a deep cobalt blue kiln transmutation befitting the \"Sohen\" (cobalt-glaze) name.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist formed the base using the tatara slab-building technique and then finished it with delicate hand-pinching; the resulting form, reminiscent of a Raku tea bowl, possesses an excellent sense of tranquility and gentle irregularity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black interior offers a different atmosphere from the exterior, manifesting as a deep, ink-like color that creates a captivating, serene view within the cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.7cm x Height 7.2cm\n\nYuji Goseki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he studied under Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2017 and built his kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618217283681,"sku":"7957","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7957.jpg?v=1790233527","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7957","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}