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No. 8150
Hidasuki Guinomi Highest quality clay
¥88,000
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Description
Makoto Kaneshige, the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige and heir to Maruyama-gama, continues to captivate many admirers through the harmony of refined, graceful clay texture and powerful form.
This is a newly fired Bizen Hidasuki Guinomi by Makoto Kaneshige, inscribed on the box as Saijyo Tsuchi Nite (“Made with the Highest quality clay”).
It is his latest work, freshly fired at the end of 2025.
As indicated by the box inscription Saijyo Tsuchi Nite, this piece was made from the finest possible clay, and was high-fired at Maruyama-gama to achieve a softly moist and supple surface.
About forty years ago, Sozan Kaneshige and Makoto Kaneshige discovered an exceptional batch of the highest-quality clay.
After preparing it entirely by hand, without the use of machines, they left it resting in storage for many years.
It was clay so precious that Makoto Kaneshige is said to have remarked that it would be too wasteful to die without ever using it.
In striking contrast to the somewhat coarse clay surface often seen in his Hidasuki works until now, this piece has an extraordinarily fine texture, so refined that one might almost think it had been passed through an extremely fine sieve.
Sozan Kaneshige, the previous generation, generally chose slightly coarser clay for his Hidasuki works, and for that reason as well, this Guinomi can truly be described as luxuriously exceptional beyond compare.
The form is restrained to the essentials of wheel-throwing, avoiding excessive ornament and placing the beauty of the clay itself at the center of expression.
As if to prove the excellence of the clay, the surface displays a vivid yet delicate Hidasuki pattern, as though the straw had only just gently brushed against it, while the foot, revealed when the piece is turned over, asserts an overwhelming presence all on its own.
It is nothing less than masterful.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.
This is a newly fired Bizen Hidasuki Guinomi by Makoto Kaneshige, inscribed on the box as Saijyo Tsuchi Nite (“Made with the Highest quality clay”).
It is his latest work, freshly fired at the end of 2025.
As indicated by the box inscription Saijyo Tsuchi Nite, this piece was made from the finest possible clay, and was high-fired at Maruyama-gama to achieve a softly moist and supple surface.
About forty years ago, Sozan Kaneshige and Makoto Kaneshige discovered an exceptional batch of the highest-quality clay.
After preparing it entirely by hand, without the use of machines, they left it resting in storage for many years.
It was clay so precious that Makoto Kaneshige is said to have remarked that it would be too wasteful to die without ever using it.
In striking contrast to the somewhat coarse clay surface often seen in his Hidasuki works until now, this piece has an extraordinarily fine texture, so refined that one might almost think it had been passed through an extremely fine sieve.
Sozan Kaneshige, the previous generation, generally chose slightly coarser clay for his Hidasuki works, and for that reason as well, this Guinomi can truly be described as luxuriously exceptional beyond compare.
The form is restrained to the essentials of wheel-throwing, avoiding excessive ornament and placing the beauty of the clay itself at the center of expression.
As if to prove the excellence of the clay, the surface displays a vivid yet delicate Hidasuki pattern, as though the straw had only just gently brushed against it, while the foot, revealed when the piece is turned over, asserts an overwhelming presence all on its own.
It is nothing less than masterful.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.
Details
- Pottery Type
- guinomi
- Dimensions
- W6.6cm x D6.6cm x H6.1cm
About the Artist
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.