Shigaraki-ware \"Hiki-Dashi\" Sake Cup with \"Kiln Jewelry\" by Katsunori SAWA R26 For Sale

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Description:

This is an extraordinarilywell-done Shigaraki-ware(*) Sake cup made by KatsunoriSAWA. Just phenomenal!!! Hewas born in 1980 as a son of the most reputable and respected Shigaraki-ware pottery artist legendKiyotsuguSAWA. Today, he is recognized as a \"rising star\" pottery artist in Japan. As shown by his resume (the 2nd photos from the last), he held his exhibition not only at many places in Japan but also at San Francisco and New York. And, recently in Asian countries as well.

*Shigaraki-ware is a stoneware, which is made of a special clay (available onlyin Shigaraki) and fired at very high temperature (1,250~1,300 degrees Celsius).It doesnotuse or apply any glaze before firing. The glaze is naturally formed in the kilnwhen certain conditions met from ash of red pine tree and feldspar / ironcontained in the clay. Thus, it looks very natural and primitive. And not surehow it looks until it comes out from the kiln. Stoneware is still produced inJapan, because it is loved by the people who practice tea ceremony and Ikebanaflower arrangement.

This was made for drinking Japanese Sake, and yet, of course,you can use it to enjoy otherbeverages such as whisky. Also,it is aphenomenaart itself. Incredibly beautiful!!
It was made by a quite unique technique called \"Hiki-Dashi\" in Japanese that means \"Pull-Out\". The cup was pulled out from the kiln when the kiln\'s temperature reached and kept at the highest (1,250 - 1,300 Celsius) and rapidly cooled down, which generated incredibly beautiful green glaze that is called \"kiln jewelry\" (or \"Vidro-Yu\" in Japanese).

It is brand new stored inthe originalwooden box signed by Katsunori (the 3rd and the last two photo). He engraved his mark at the outside bottom of the cup (photo #8 - 10).

Approximate Size & Weight: Diameter: 7.0 cm / 2.8 in Height: 6.0 cm / 2.4 in Weight: 140 gr / 4.9 oz
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