Shuki (Sake Vessel) Tea Bowl Toshiaki’s CoroCoro – Guinomii Series

Toshiaki’s CoroCoro – Guinomii Series

Ichiro designs the keshiki of his artwork intentionally

Ichiro used a traditional Bizen Art technique to bring out Hidasuki

600g W10xL9xH6

which exposes it to the effects of pine wood ash and charcoal

Shuki (Sake Vessel) Tea Bowl Toshiaki’s CoroCoro – Guinomii SeriesShuki () are drinking vessels for Japanese sake. Bizen Art aesthetics developed in close relation to other aspects of Japanese culture, including the appreciation of sake and tea. Sake is said to taste richer if exposed to air, and this Shuki was designed to have a wide lip for that purpose. The sheen of this piece was achieved not through adding glaze, but rather through the use of a difficult technique in which the Bizen artist removes a piece from