Shuki (Sake Vessel) Tea Bowl Within the irregularities in color

Within the irregularities in color and texture can be found unexpected moments of regularity

Ichiro designs the keshiki of his artwork intentionally

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

the exquisite interplay of colours in the traditional Bizen techniques of "sesame" and "kiln alteration" is finely intertwined in the kiln firing

Shuki (Sake Vessel) Tea Bowl Within the irregularities in colorShuki () 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