26186 Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi Ash-glazed Iron-colored Sake Cup SHIMIZU Uichi

Height 3.1cm
Diameter 6.7cm

He studied Chinese ceramics under Ishiguro Munemaro, a Living National Treasure for "iron-glazed pottery." After serving as an apprentice at the Kyoto National Ceramics Testing Center, he served as an assistant in the Ceramics Department at the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute. He then devoted himself to ceramics, mainly working in his home pottery studio, and was recognized as a Living National Treasure for "iron-glazed pottery" at the young age of 59, the youngest person ever to do so at the time. In his later years, Shimizu Uichi moved his studio to the foot of Mount Horai in Kosai, Shiga Prefecture, where he continued to work as a world-renowned ceramic artist.