{"product_id":"湯呑-沖塩明樹-倉敷みなと窯","title":"Teacup \/ Okishio Akiki (Kurashiki Minatogama)","description":"\u003cp\u003e This teacup was made by Okishio Akiki, a representative potter from Kurashiki's folk kilns in Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e Its simple and quiet appearance makes it look like it would work well as a tool for everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e Okishio, who continued to create everyday utensils for over 50 years in the pursuit of beauty, still has many fans even decades after his death, and his utensils, filled with healthy beauty, still have timeless beauty. Okishio himself once said, \"These days I think it's enough to start as a brother tea bowl maker and end as an uncle tea bowl maker.\" The utensils he created without asserting himself at all, and simply thinking about the user, are the very definition of folk art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Size: Φ92h65(mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e*Stock is shared with stores, so it may be sold out depending on the timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e *Colors may vary depending on the browser you use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e ................................................................................................................................\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Akiki Okishio Biography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in 1929 in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1948: Became an apprentice at Hashima Kiln (Torakichi Ogawara) in Hashima, Kurashiki City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1953: Trained under Yasuhiro Okuda in Tachikui, Hyogo Prefecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1957: Became head of the craft department at Tobe Yukosha in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1960: Worked on the potter's wheel and plaster molds as an assistant to Takeuchi Seijiro at the Sakatsutsutsumitsumi Kiln in Sakatsu, Kurashiki City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1964: Learned the craft of polishing under Tsunezo Arao in Kyoto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1964: Opened Kurashiki Minato Kiln and became independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 1983 Left Sakatsu and moved to Ushimado, Oku-gun, Okayama Prefecture, where the Kanpu Haruki Kiln was relocated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 2002 Died\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MISENOMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45318631981207,"sku":null,"price":3850.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/4426\/3831\/files\/DSCF3104.jpg?v=1742487329","url":"https:\/\/misenoma.jp\/en\/products\/%e6%b9%af%e5%91%91-%e6%b2%96%e5%a1%a9%e6%98%8e%e6%a8%b9-%e5%80%89%e6%95%b7%e3%81%bf%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a8%e7%aa%af","provider":"MISENOMA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}