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Gosuke Yashiro - Imbe Chawan

20,000 YEN
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size : W16.6cm×16.2cm×H8.1cm

He was attracted by Bizen ware and moved from Hokkaido to Okayama.
He loves the simple beauty of Bizen ware.
This work is also very simple and powerful.
Goma, a mixture of blue and gray, is plain but has Bizen ware-like goodness.
You can feel the influence of Yuho Kaneshige on the clay color and fire pattern of this Chawan.
A wooden box is not included, but you can make one.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Hokkaido in 1979.
He began learning pottery in Bizen City from around 2000.
He made a Noborigama kiln in 2016 in Bizen City Imbe.

Yoshiteru Takariki - Bizen Chawan

50,000 YEN
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size : W12.0cm×11.9cm×H8.0cm

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.
It is very difficult for Yohen's works to balance the black ash cover and the red clay color.
After firing for a long time, the black ash cover will become blacker, but the red color will be lost.
This Chawan is miraculously beautiful in both red and black.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1970.
He became a disciple of Sozan Kaneshige since 1989.
After the death of Sozan Kaneshige, he became a disciple of Yuhou Kaneshige.
He became independent as a ceramic artist in 1996.

Mitsuru Isezaki - Bizen Mimitsuki Mizusashi

120,000 YEN
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size : W20.0cm×17.4cm×H18.7cm

Mitsuru Isezaki is one of the potters who inherited Bizen ware redeveloped by Toyo Kanesige.
His pottery style is simple and undecorated to show off the goodness of the clay.
This work was fired by him around 2003.
Sangiri with a cloud-like pattern is generated on the body of this work.
And it has a painting-like atmosphere in combination with Higakimon carved on the body by Mitsuru.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1934.
He was recognized as an important intangible cultural asset designated by the prefecture in 1998.
He died in 2011.

Toshun Tokuda - Ao Bizen Chawan

10,000 YEN
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size : W12.5cm×12.3cm×H7.7cm

This Chawan shows the influence of his teacher, Ryuho Fujita.
He succeeded in producing a blue color by firing in a strong reduction state.
The color of the hidasuki also changed to orange.
He polished this Chawan before firing it, giving it a smooth surface like a stone worn by the river.

Potter's Profile

He trained at Tourakuan in 1969.
After that, he learned firing techniques at Tougaku Gama and became independent as a potter.
After that, he became a disciple of Ryuhou Fujita 2nd.

Tomoyuki Oiwa - Kuro Chawan

82,500 YEN
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size : W14.0cm×11.3cm×H10.2cm

He is a disciple of Ryuichi Kakurezaki.
He learned about Kakurezaki's innovative design and firing methods of Anagama.
He makes works with normal Bizen clay, and paints black clay after drying.
"Kuro" is made of clay with a high iron content in the Osafune district of Okayama prefecture.
Add a small amount of cobalt after dissolving them in water to make it liquid.
The black clay applied to the work changes to beautiful black when fired.
And this Chawan has a very special fire pattern.
The bright, transparent light blue fire pattern is a unique color.
I wondered if this chawan was due to the Hikidashi technique, but it's not.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1977.
He became a disciple of Ryuichi Kakurezaki since 2005.
He became independent as a ceramic artist in 2016.

Tomio Ochi - Shigaraki Chawan

50,000 YEN
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size : W12.1cm×11.7cm×H9.1cm

Tomio ochi is a relative of Anjin Abe.
He was an office worker but loved art.
After retiring from the company, he studied pottery as a student at Anjin Abe.
He studied the control of the fire method of the old Bizen from Anjin Abe.
The clay used in this Chawan is the clay from the Shigaraki region collected with Anjin Abe.
He fired this Chawan seven times.
He is shaving the entire work with a wooden spatula.
By doing so, the design became sharp, and a design margin was created on the inside.
He devises to use the margin to widen the lower part of the inside so that the taste of tea can be changed.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Ehime Prefecture of Japan in 1949.
He became a disciple of Abe Abe from 1976.
He made a kiln at the Ushimado in Okayama prefecture in Japan in 1998.

Ken Fujiwara - Bizen Hidasuki Chawan

100,000 YEN
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size : W14.0cm×13.8cm×H8.9cm

This Chawan was made by Ken Fujiwara before 1970.
He made a large kiln in 1970, this Chawan was fired in Noborigama kiln.
He installed this Chawan in a place in Noborigama kiln where it was not exposed to direct fire.
It is in another works or in a box of refractory soil called Saya.
It has a color similar to the high-quality white clay used by Toyo Kaneshige.
The color is in excellent condition due to the interaction with Hidasuki.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1924.
He started learning about Bizen ware from his uncle Kei Fujiwara in 1946.
He made a large hole type kiln (Anagama) in 1970.
He died in 1977.

Koji Nakahara - Susogo Kinsai Chawan

55,000 YEN

size : W13.0cm×12.0cm×H9.0cm

Koji Nakahara is a potter who works in two places, Osaka and Bizen.
He is commissioned to make bespoke tableware by a famous restaurant in Osaka.
And in Bizen, he is learning about Bizen ware from his teacher, Fumio Kawabata.
He uses an electric kiln to turn Hidasuki into a metallic color.
And the clay is not completely mixed to make it even.
As a result, the metallic color looks like a tiger pattern.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Osaka prefecture in 1978.
He became a disciple of Fumio Kawabata since 2001.

Fumio Kawabata - Bizen Shizen Nerikomi Chawan

20,000 YEN
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size : W11.7cm×11.6cm×H7.9cm

This works was produced using the technique of "Shizen　Nerikomi".
"Shizennerikomi" means natural kneading.
Using techniques devised by Fumio Kawabata, he creates works without completely mixing clay.
The difference in the composition of each clay results in a different color and a marble pattern.
The red part of this Chawan is Hidaski.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1948.
He became Bizen potter since 1975.
He made a kiln in 1982.

Michiaki Kaneshige - Bizen Chawan

98,000 YEN
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size : W12.9cm×12.7cm×H7.2cm

Michiaki Kaneshige is the eldest son of Toyo Kanesige.
He creates traditional Bizen ware and innovative sculptures while following the teachings of his father, Toyo Kaneshige.
This chawan is a work from the middle of his career.
This Chawan was fired near the barber spot in kiln.
The position is very hot and many natural glazes adhere to the works.
People in Kaneshige clan often fire a Chawan there.
This is because a large amount of natural glaze will fire a glossy and smooth textured works.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1934 as the eldest son of Toyou Kaneshige.
He became a father's disciple since 1955 after graduating from college.
He died in 1995.

Zenji Urakami - Bizen Chawan (Ao-bizen)

75,000 YEN
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size : W15.1cm×15.1cm×H7.3cm

Zenji died in 2006, but this work was made in 2005, just before that.
He made a blue works (Ao-Bizen) with a strong reduction by special firing with an electric kiln.
And the blue works Hidasuki will change to blackish.
The design of this tea bowl is simple and you can enjoy the beauty of the blue color.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1914.
He became a disciple of Nishimura Shunko in 1929.
He became a disciple of Seibo Kitamura in 1935.
He died in 2006.

Toyo Kaneshige - Bizen Ankou Chaire

350,000 YEN
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size : 9.3cm×9.3cm×7.6cm

This work is Chaire, made just before the death of Toyo Kaneshige.
This Chaire is made from fine clay with low iron content.
Toyo fired this Chaire near the front of kiln.
A beautiful Goma is born in the front part of this Chaire.
A wooden box signed by Kousuke, the third son of Toyoyo Kanesige, is included.
Kosuke analyzed the type of Chair as "Ankou".
Ankou is an angler and is named because of its similar shape.
This Chaire is similar to the "Chaire Taikai type" that came to Japan from the Song Dynasty of China.

Potter's Profile

He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1896.
Since becoming young he became famous for its wonderful work(Saiku-mono).
But he thought that the original beauty of Bizen ware is in Momoyama style.
He improved the kiln and the clay, and greatly developed Bizen.
He was accredited as a living human national treasure in 1956.
He died in 1967.

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