Arakawa Toyozo Beni-Shino Sake Cup, Living National Treasure, with Signed Box

A beni-shino (red Shino) sake cup by Arakawa Toyozo, a designated Living National Treasure. Shino ware is celebrated for its warm feldspathic glaze and characteristic reddish tones, and this cup exemplifies the style Arakawa devoted his life to reviving.

Arakawa Toyozo (1894-1985) was a renowned Japanese ceramic artist born in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. He trained under Miyanaga Tozan in Kyoto and later worked at Kitaoji Rosanjin's Hoshigaoka kiln. In 1930, he discovered Mino-era Shino pottery shards at Ogaya in Kani, Gifu, proving that Momoyama-period Shino, Ki-Seto, and Seto-guro wares originated in Mino rather than Seto, and he dedicated his life to reviving Shino ware, developing a distinctive style known as 'Arakawa Shino.' He built a kiln at Ogaya and continued producing works, including at the Suigetsu kiln built in 1946. In 1955 he was designated a Living National Treasure for Shino and Seto-guro ware, and in 1971 he received the Order of Culture.

Dimensions: Height approx. 5.7 cm, width approx. 7.5 cm

Includes: Original signed wooden box (tomobako)

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