{"product_id":"p8079","title":"Blue Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This Ao-Bizen sake cup is the work of Mitsuhiro Kaneshige, an artist who, despite being born into the prestigious Kaneshige Ritoen pottery family, crafts his pieces fueled by curiosity rather than the weight of his name.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile aiming for the aesthetic of Ao-Bizen (blue Bizen) created through an intense reduction firing, the piece also retains the natural gradients formed by ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe reduction firing has produced a refreshing blue surface across the entire vessel, reminiscent of Sueki, the ancestral form of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the natural glaze along the rim appears like a stroke of lipstick, and where the blue surface reacts with this glaze, it creates a striking black kiln change, resulting in an intriguing and exquisite combination of blue and black tones.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe deliberate wheel marks in the interior—resembling a tea-gathering well—and the crepe-like texture left by the trimming of the foot are perfectly executed.\n\nOriginal signed box to be provided later (we kindly ask for your patience as it will take some time to ship).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm × 6.8cm × Height 5.8cm\n\nMitsuhiro Kaneshige was born in 1988 into the Kaneshige Ritoen pottery family in Inbe, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe entered the Bizen Ceramic Center in 2017 and fired his first kiln in 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2023, he received the Excellence Award at the Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition, and in 2024, he held his first solo exhibition.","brand":"金重充宏","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618239893601,"sku":"8079","price":19800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8079.jpg?v=1790233726","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p8079","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}