Bizen-yaki guinomi (sake cup) by the late Shosuke Baba. Comes with a signed wooden box (two-way lid) and a cloth. Pottery mark "Sho" (祥) is present (image 18). 【Size】 Diameter (body): 5.8cm Height: 4.7cm Diameter of foot: 3.8cm Please forgive any slight errors due to amateur measurements. 【Delivery Date and Time Not Specified】 Due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery, delivery date and time cannot be specified. 【No Price Reduction】 The price of this item cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. 【Shosuke Baba (1947-2016)】 Born in Hatakeda, Bizen City in 1947. After graduating from Oku High School in 1966, he went to Tokyo and studied oil painting for over three years under the Western-style painter Chonan Yamaguchi, but was forced to return home when his father fell ill. In 1970, he became a disciple of Zenji Urakami (Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture) and entered the world of pottery. In 1974, he built a kiln at Shimo-matsu, Ibe and became independent as an artist. From 1983 to 1997, he held solo exhibitions every spring at the Hankyu Department Store in Osaka. From 1985, he received the Encouragement Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition for three consecutive years. In 1988, he was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Died in 2016. His eldest son is Takashi Baba. 〈Style〉 He uses the potter's wheel and hand-beating techniques to create flower vases, sake vessels, flat-shaped jars, plates, and openwork bowls. He prefers subdued firing and aims for shiso (perilla) color and sesame-glazed finishes. He never forgets the words "be true to the clay, be true to the flame" that he learned from an artist when he was young, and works hard at pottery. 〈Main Awards〉 Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition: Encouragement Award 3 times Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition: Selected 3 times etc. #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery sake Japanese_sake alcohol_goods Japanese_tableware Japanese_food Japanese_cuisine ceramics pottery crafts collection signed artist_work deceased_artist deadstock unglazed_fired_clay Rokkoyo Bizen_yaki Goma_gamahen Sesame_gamahen handmade Type...Stoneware Type...Sake vessel Type...Guinomi (sake cup) Pottery...Bizen-yaki