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Mamoru Taku - Bizen Chawan

16,500 YEN
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size : W12.4cm×12.4cm×H8.8cm

Mamoru Taku is a potter and researcher.
Various clays in Okayama prefecture are collected and test fired.
He researches various soil chemical reactions of fire and clay that occur when Bizen ware burns.
This Chawan is made by a method similar to the old Bizen Imbe style.
He made it using clay from different strata in the same area.
He applies iron-rich clay in liquid form before firing it in a kiln.



Yoshiteru Takariki - Bizen Chawan

22,000 YEN
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size : W15.2m×14.7cm×H6.6cm

He inherits the skills and spirit of Sozan Kaneshige.
The simple and undecorated design highlights the beauty of Bizen clay.
He believes that the work will be completed in the hands of the user.
This is a chawan he produced about 10 years ago.
He made it for an old pottery called Yama Chawan, which is an unglazed miscellaneous livingware.
This chawan contains a lot of mountain clay and has a wild clay color.



Yuho Kaneshige - Imbe Shiro Chawan

418,000 YEN
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size : W13.2cm×12.1cm×H8.7cm

He has been creating unique pieces in primitive kilns in recent years.
He has also produced a work titled "Shiro.
However, this "Shiro" was not fired in a primitive kiln, but in an electric kiln.
It was fired at a high temperature and has slight Hidasuki adhering to it.
It is very hard, but the surface is smooth and almost worn.
The design is also interesting as it has repeatedly shrunk and expanded on the potter's wheel.
One feels that the work is not made of a single piece of board, but is put together like a three-dimensional puzzle.
This work was exhibited at his solo exhibition in March 2024.



Mamoru Taku - Bizen Chawan

16,500 YEN
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size : W12.5cm×11.6cm×H8.7cm

Mamoru Taku is a potter and researcher.
Various clays in Okayama prefecture are collected and test fired.
He researches various soil chemical reactions of fire and clay that occur when Bizen ware burns.
This Chawan is made by a method similar to the old Bizen Imbe style.
He made it using clay from different strata in the same area.
He applies iron-rich clay in liquid form before firing it in a kiln.



Kenji Takenaka - Imbe Chawan

11,000 YEN
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size : W12.5cm×11.2cm×H9.5cm

He was one of Jun Isesaki's early disciples.
He is one of the members who researched and developed black clay, which is the specialty of the Isezaki Group.
He has also made many Bizen ware using black clay.
This piece was fired by him around 2006.
The cylindrical design and low koudai give it the feel of Setoguro work.



Yoshiteru Takariki - Bizen Hidasuki Chawan

22,000 YEN

size : W13.2cm×13.0cm×H8.6cm

He inherits the skills and spirit of Sozan Kaneshige.
The simple and undecorated design highlights the beauty of Bizen clay.
He believes that the work will be completed in the hands of the user.
This Hidasuki Chawan was fired in an electric kiln.
His electric kiln has ducts and can burn firewood.
And the firing time is about one week, which is a long time.
The flame of a firewood creates a beautiful surface that cannot be achieved by electricity alone.



Yoshiteru Takariki - Bizen Nuritsuchi Hidasuki Chawan

22,000 YEN
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size : W12.0cm×11.8cm×H8.6cm

He inherits the skills and spirit of Sozan Kaneshige.
The simple and undecorated design highlights the beauty of Bizen clay.
He believes that the work will be completed in the hands of the user.
He had been following his teacher's method of firing hidasuki until now.
He then developed a polka-dot patterned scarlet tasuki using blocks with holes in them.
He further developed this clay-coated hidasuki as his next approach.
This technique is found in old time Bizen ware, but he has modified it for firing in an electric kiln.



Yuho Kaneshige - Imbe Shiro Chawan

385,000 YEN
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size : W11.7cm×11.5cm×H8.7cm

He has been creating unique pieces in primitive kilns in recent years.
He has also produced a work titled "Shiro.
However, this "Shiro" was not fired in a primitive kiln, but in an electric kiln.
It was fired at a high temperature and has slight Hidasuki adhering to it.
It is very hard, but the surface is smooth and almost worn.
The design is also interesting as it has repeatedly shrunk and expanded on the potter's wheel.
One feels that the work is not made of a single piece of board, but is put together like a three-dimensional puzzle.



Kenji Takenaka - Bizen Chawan

11,000 YEN
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size : W12.1cm×12.0cm×H8.2cm

He was one of Jun Isesaki's early disciples.
He is one of the members who researched and developed black clay, which is the specialty of the Isezaki Group.
He has also made many Bizen ware using black clay.
This piece was fired by him around 2010.
The cylindrical design and low koudai give it the feel of Setoguro work.



Naoki Yokoyama - Bizen Shizen Nerikomi Chawan

11,000 YEN
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size : W13.5cm×13.5cm×H8.3cm

He is a disciple of Fumio Kawabata.
Their work is famous for a technique called natural marble 'sizen nerikomi'.
They mould the various components in the clay into a work without mixing them together.
The different components are then directly transformed into a marbled pattern on the surface.
The designs are very strong and show that he had studied old Bizen ware.



Naoki Yokoyama - Bizen Shizen Nerikomi Chawan

11,000 YEN
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size : W12.5cm×11.5cm×H6.9cm

He is a disciple of Fumio Kawabata.
Their work is famous for a technique called natural marble 'sizen nerikomi'.
They mould the various components in the clay into a work without mixing them together.
The different components are then directly transformed into a marbled pattern on the surface.
The designs are very strong and show that he had studied old Bizen ware.



Ken Fujiwara - Bizen Chawan

55,000 YEN
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size : W16.3cm×16.2cm×H5.9cm

This Chawan was made by Ken Fujiwara before 1970.
He made a large kiln in 1970, this Chawan was fired in Noborigama kiln.
He placed this Chawan on top of another piece, and then placed another piece on top of this Chawan and fired it.
Goma and Hidasuki are difficult to generate beautiful colors at the same time, but he has succeeded with this Chawan.
The beautiful clay color is reminiscent of Toyo Kaneshige.



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