{"product_id":"tokkuri-yakishime-tonoyama-kamiya-kiun-poterie-japonaise","title":"Artisanal yakishime-style sake tokkuri — signed Kamiya Kiun (Tonoyama Kiln)","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"498\" data-start=\"475\"\u003e📐 \u003cstrong data-end=\"498\" data-start=\"478\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"530\" data-start=\"502\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"515\" data-start=\"502\"\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 15 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"561\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"547\" data-start=\"533\"\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 8.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"583\" data-start=\"564\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"575\" data-start=\"564\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"632\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"607\" data-start=\"586\"\u003eEstimated period:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shōwa document accompanying the tokkuri dated 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"708\" data-start=\"635\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"655\" data-start=\"635\"\u003eKiln \/ Artisan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 殿山窯 (\u003cem data-end=\"676\" data-start=\"661\"\u003eTonoyama-gama\u003c\/em\u003e) — signed 神谷紀雲 (\u003cem data-end=\"705\" data-start=\"692\"\u003eKamiya Kiun\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"732\" data-start=\"711\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"724\" data-start=\"711\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, discovered in Tokyo prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"735\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"750\" data-start=\"735\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yakishime (焼締) — wood-fired without glaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"905\" data-start=\"801\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"811\" data-start=\"801\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent, delivered in its original wooden box (\u003cem data-end=\"877\" data-start=\"862\"\u003e共箱 \/ tomobako\u003c\/em\u003e) calligraphed and signed, and artisan's document.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"929\" data-start=\"912\"\u003e✨ \u003cstrong data-end=\"929\" data-start=\"914\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"931\"\u003eThis Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"948\" data-start=\"937\"\u003etokkuri\u003c\/strong\u003e (徳利), a natural terracotta sake bottle, is a work by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1047\" data-start=\"1025\"\u003eKamiya Kiun (神谷紀雲)\u003c\/strong\u003e, master of the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1082\" data-start=\"1059\"\u003eTonoyama kiln (殿山窯)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-end=\"1086\" data-start=\"1083\"\u003eMade using the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1130\" data-start=\"1117\"\u003eyakishime\u003c\/strong\u003e technique — wood-fired without glaze — it expresses the purity of the earth and the power of fire.\u003cbr data-end=\"1226\" data-start=\"1223\"\u003eThe hues range from reddish brown to olive green, enlivened by deposits of vitrified ash (\u003cem data-end=\"1338\" data-start=\"1330\"\u003ebidoro\u003c\/em\u003e), witnesses to the passage of flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1555\" data-start=\"1375\"\u003eThe raw texture and natural nuances evoke the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1454\" data-start=\"1430\"\u003eShigaraki-yaki style\u003c\/strong\u003e, with accents close to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1484\"\u003eBizen-yaki\u003c\/strong\u003e: rustic, lively pottery, imbued with wabi-sabi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1599\" data-start=\"1562\"\u003e👤 \u003cstrong data-end=\"1599\" data-start=\"1565\"\u003eThe artisan: Kamiya Kiun (神谷紀雲)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2257\" data-start=\"1601\"\u003eBorn in \u003cstrong data-end=\"1636\" data-start=\"1606\"\u003eMasuda, Kinomoto, Nagahama\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-end=\"1668\" data-start=\"1659\"\u003eShiga\u003c\/strong\u003e prefecture — cradle of the famous \u003cstrong data-end=\"1708\" data-start=\"1690\"\u003eShigaraki-yaki\u003c\/strong\u003e —, Kamiya Kiun trained in the tradition of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1754\"\u003emingei\u003c\/strong\u003e, Japanese folk craft.\u003cbr data-end=\"1800\" data-start=\"1797\"\u003eWishing to follow his own path, he founded his kiln \u003cstrong data-end=\"1876\" data-start=\"1853\"\u003eTonoyama-gama (殿山窯)\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he developed a personal style centered on bare earth and natural firing.\u003cbr data-end=\"1964\" data-start=\"1961\"\u003eThe document accompanying this piece, dated \u003cstrong data-end=\"2029\" data-start=\"2010\"\u003e1954 (Shōwa 29)\u003c\/strong\u003e, evokes his desire to “live as close as possible to the fire” and to “let the richness of the earth speak.”\u003cbr data-end=\"2133\" data-start=\"2130\"\u003eThis tokkuri embodies the strength and simplicity of this philosophy: sincere pottery, born of gesture and fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2297\" data-start=\"2264\"\u003e📦 \u003cstrong data-end=\"2297\" data-start=\"2267\"\u003eTomobako (original box)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2543\" data-start=\"2299\"\u003eOriginal wooden box (\u003cem data-end=\"2334\" data-start=\"2324\"\u003etomobako\u003c\/em\u003e), calligraphed 焼締 徳利 (\u003cem data-end=\"2377\" data-start=\"2358\"\u003eyakishime tokkuri\u003c\/em\u003e), signed 紀雲 (\u003cem data-end=\"2397\" data-start=\"2391\"\u003eKiun\u003c\/em\u003e) and sealed in red.\u003cbr data-end=\"2422\" data-start=\"2419\"\u003eIt contains the workshop document presenting the vision of the \u003cstrong data-end=\"2499\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003eTonoyama\u003c\/strong\u003e kiln and guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2567\" data-start=\"2550\"\u003e🦝 \u003cstrong data-end=\"2567\" data-start=\"2553\"\u003eOur 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