Japanese Mashiko Studio Pottery Sake Cup Guinomi
AKASHI SHOSAKU 明石庄作 w/ Box

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Type: Large Sake Cup (Guinomi - marked ぐい呑 (Guino) inside box)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Akashi Shosaku 明石庄作 (1946-), Mashiko ware, Japan. Maker's mark on base of cup and inside box (tomobako). Includes informational paper.
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In 1962, Akashi Shosaku joined the Hamada Kiln and trained there for twenty years, during which time he exhibited his works at the Hamada Shoji Kiln Exhibition and other exhibitions.
In 1981, he established his own kiln in Doso, Mashiko-cho, and became an independent kiln builder in 1981, and his work was accepted for the first time in the craft division of the Kokugakai exhibition in 1982.
In 1987, he was awarded the Newcomer’s Prize at the same exhibition. He has been producing folk art style pieces with persimmon and black glazes, which he inherited from his master, Hamada Shoji, and has produced tableware for daily life such as coffee cups and small plates, large vases with a strong presence, expressing the beauty of use with excellent painting and modeling.
Size: 3" tall
Weight: 5.5 oz (157 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Tomioka Hachiman Shrine antique shrine sale SEP 2023Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
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Japanese Mashiko Studio Pottery Sake Cup Guinomi AKASHI SHOSAKU 明石庄作 w/ Box
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Type: Large Sake Cup (Guinomi - marked ぐい呑 (Guino) inside box)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Akashi Shosaku 明石庄作 (1946-), Mashiko ware, Japan. Maker's mark on base of cup and inside box (tomobako). Includes informational paper.
japanese-ceramics.com/shosaku-akashi-%E8%B5%A4%E7%9F%B3%E5%BA%84%E4%BD%9C/
In 1962, Akashi Shosaku joined the Hamada Kiln and trained there for twenty years, during which time he exhibited his works at the Hamada Shoji Kiln Exhibition and other exhibitions.
In 1981, he established his own kiln in Doso, Mashiko-cho, and became an independent kiln builder in 1981, and his work was accepted for the first time in the craft division of the Kokugakai exhibition in 1982.
In 1987, he was awarded the Newcomer’s Prize at the same exhibition. He has been producing folk art style pieces with persimmon and black glazes, which he inherited from his master, Hamada Shoji, and has produced tableware for daily life such as coffee cups and small plates, large vases with a strong presence, expressing the beauty of use with excellent painting and modeling.
Size: 3" tall
Weight: 5.5 oz (157 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Tomioka Hachiman Shrine antique shrine sale SEP 2023Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject:
Location:
Japanese Mashiko Studio Pottery Sake Cup Guinomi AKASHI SHOSAKU 明石庄作 w/ Box