Sake bottle by Tetsumasa Okamoto from Bizen pottery.
H 13.2 cm x W 8.5 cm / 330g
Holds 370 ml.
Very good condition ★★★★☆
No chips, No cracks
- Tetsumasa Okamoto-
Born in 1944 in Bizen city.
Selected for numerous art exhibitions
1990
First prize at Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition)
2014
Selected for 24 consecutive times at Nitten
Bizen Pottery is produced in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, and is the oldest of the six oldest kilns in Japan. It is an ultimately simple pottery that uses no glaze and no painting.
Hiyose, a precious clay obtained in Bizen, is characterized by its high iron content, high tenacity, and low refractoriness, and the quality and composition of the clay is well reflected in the fired appearance.
Because the firing process takes about two weeks at a high temperature of over 1,200 degrees Celsius, the clay is stronger than other pottery, and patterns are created by ash and charcoal during the firing process. The surface of the pottery has fine bumps and bubbles, and it is said to make sake mellow and tasty.
Bizen ware reflects the Japanese artistic sensibility that emphasizes inner beauty and subtlety.