{"product_id":"p8030","title":"Hidasuki sake cup, made with premium clay","description":"This is a brand-new Bizen Hidasuki sake cup, freshly fired by So Kaneshige, who inherited the Maruyama Kiln as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige and captivates many with his harmony of delicate, elegant clay texture and powerful form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln at the end of 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs the box inscription \"Saijo-do nite\" (made with the finest clay) suggests, this Hidasuki sake cup was crafted using the most exquisite rice-field clay available, fired at the Maruyama Kiln to achieve a moist, refined texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay is said to be from a batch of the highest grade that Sozan and So discovered about 40 years ago, which had been stored in a warehouse after being prepared by hand without the use of machinery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is clay so precious that So remarked, \"It would be a waste to die without using it.\" Departing from the coarser clay texture typical of his previous Hidasuki works, this cup features a surface so fine that it makes one wonder if the clay was passed through a sieve.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConsidering that his predecessor, Sozan Kaneshige, preferred slightly coarser clay for his own Hidasuki works, one can understand just how incredibly luxurious this sake cup truly is.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy keeping the form simple—using only the wheel to shape it and avoiding excessive decoration—he makes the flavor of the clay the focal point. To prove the quality of the clay, the piece exhibits vivid, delicate Hidasuki straw markings that look as if they were gently brushed on, while its overwhelming presence is felt through the base alone when flipped—a result that can only be described as masterful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.7cm x 6.6cm x Height 6.1cm\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 his father, Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later established his own independence in 1979 in Maruyama, Okayama, where he is based today.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily creates tea ceremony ceramics using the 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\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe holds energetic solo exhibitions every year 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\nHe received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award in 2019.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618232193121,"sku":"8030","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8030.jpg?v=1790233645","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p8030","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}