{"product_id":"p8018","title":"Bizen Mitsuishi Mug","description":"This is a new Bizen Mitsuishi mug by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after training at the studio of Jun Isezaki and winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Modern Ceramic Art Encouragement Award.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis mug was crafted by Takashima, who apprenticed under the fifth Bizen ware Living National Treasure, Jun Isezaki, before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece is created by mixing Bizen clay with pyrophyllite (ro-seki) from the Mitsuishi district in eastern Bizen City, resulting in a white surface that looks almost like raw, unbaked clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe finely crushed pyrophyllite, a specialty of Mitsuishi, gives it a texture as smooth as its porcelain-like appearance suggests.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDue to the nature of the clay, the piece \"grows\" and changes significantly with use; as tea or coffee gently permeates the surface, it takes on the subtle color of an earthenware piece, as if it were being fired further.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe artist has completely removed any sense of artificiality to match the clay's qualities and color, resulting in a wonderful, simple, and serene design that perfectly complements its clean appearance.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 10.2cm × 9.2cm × Height 6.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*Please note that a shipping fee of 800 yen will be charged.\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014 and immediately began his apprenticeship under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently working independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, was selected for the Tabe Museum's \"Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition,\" won the Tobi Exhibition Encouragement Award, was selected for the Modern Tea Ceramics Exhibition, and has received the Japan Ceramic Society Modern Ceramic Art Encouragement Award.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618228097121,"sku":"8018","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8018.jpg?v=1790233626","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p8018","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}