{"product_id":"kimura-mitsuru-japanese-studio-pottery-mashiko-ware-sake-cup-c1980","title":"Kimura Mitsuru, Japanese studio pottery Mashiko ware sake cup, c1980","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eSize:  7 cm across rim, height 5.3 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition:  Bowl in excellent condition.  The tomobako box is also in very good condition. It has the original cloth and was never fitted with ribbons.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis is a beautiful Mashiko ware sake cup,  hand thrown a hand faceted, with a kai-yu or ash-glaze and a wax-resist decoration of \"blobs\" in copper and iron glaze., It was made by the potter Mitsuru Kimura (1939-1998). He was born in Fujihara, Tochigi prefecture in 1939. Through marriage with Kimura Ichiro’s first daughter in 1968, he started studying under his new father-in-law. When Kimura Ichiro retired from potting, Mitsuru inherited the name and became the second generation working from the kiln. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe bowl bears Kimura's impressed mark on the inside of the foot, and his signature and seal on the inside of the tomobako lid.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372482650449,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/Mitsuru_1_8672610c-9557-4c3b-9689-be2499683c63.jpg?v=1786274893","url":"https:\/\/chestersfarmgallery.com\/products\/kimura-mitsuru-japanese-studio-pottery-mashiko-ware-sake-cup-c1980","provider":"Chester's Farm Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}