Kohiki Saké Cup by Ikai Yūichi

Description

Kyoto native Ikai Yūichi has trained under the late Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) who, in 1985, was awarded the title of Living National Treasure for his outstanding work in ceramic making.  And it is from his sensei that Ikai learned the secrets to coaxing subtle hues and fluid effects from the oldest and most rudimentary of all glazes - hai, or ash.

Also included in Ikai's expansive glazing repertoire is a technique developed in Japan by Korean potters in the 1500s.  Called kohiki, it is a type high-fired stoneware which came to be used extensively by tea ceremony practitioners of the time who found its simple, rustic charm well suited tea ceremony.  Kohiki is characterized by flashes of pastel orange and pink which form during reduction firing - a narrow window in which oxygen is sapped from its ash and clay slip.

Ikai Yūichi is proud to introduce his own rendition of kohiki in this handsome saké cup.  The unique addition to any saké ware collection.

A wooden presentation box will be custom made to order and signed by the artist.  Delivery time for this item is 2 weeks.

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