Bizen flat-shaped vase sake bottle made by Kosuke Kaneshige, a holder of Okayama Prefecture's Important Intangible Cultural Property. Suitable for use as a sake vessel, or as a single-flower vase, etc. Comes with a wooden box (yomosan style), a matching cloth, and a booklet. Pottery mark present (image 16). Has a kiln-changed appearance with sesame glaze (image 13). 【Size】 Height: 13.8cm Mouth diameter (outer): 3.6cm Body diameter: 10.9cm Weight: 381g Please allow for some error due to amateur measurement. 【Delivery Date and Time Not Specified】 Delivery date and time cannot be specified due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery. 【No Price Reduction】 The price of this item cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. 【Kosuke Kaneshige】 Born in Imbe, Bizen City in 1943 as the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. After studying sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts and its graduate school, he 본격적으로 started making pottery in 1975. After serving as a lecturer at Tokai University, he returned to his hometown in 1977 and became independent. In 1979, he held his first solo exhibition in Okayama. In 1982, he built a climbing kiln. In 1991, he created the ceramic wall "Light, Wind, and" for the Okayama Sompo Japan Building. In 1992, he was invited to exhibit at the "Now" 100 Selections of Japanese Ceramics Exhibition (Paris). In 1994, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award. In 1999, he received the Sanyo Shimbun Award (for cultural contributions). In 2011, he was certified as a holder of Okayama Prefecture's Important Intangible Cultural Property. In 2014, he received the Okayama Prefectural Culture Award. 〈Style〉 Mainly creates objects, vases, tea utensils, sake vessels, and tableware. He forms using various techniques such as wheel throwing, hand-building, and slab construction, and his style is characterized by its soft and excellent sense of modeling. His works are collected by the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Kurashiki Municipal Museum of Art. 〈Main Awards〉 Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition: Excellence Award Yakishime Pottery Exhibition: Commemorative Award Japan Ceramic Society Award Sanyo Shimbun Award Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Award Okayama Prefectural Culture Award and Culture Encouragement Award Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition (Judge) #Flower_vase #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery sake Japanese sake alcohol goods ceramics tea ceremony utensils pottery collection with signature artist's work unglazed yakishime Rokkoyo Bizen yaki flower vase flower stand vase flower arrangement flower arrangement tools handmade yellow sesame yellow goma Type... Stoneware Type... Sake vessel Pottery... Bizen ware