This is a Bizen-yaki sake set (tokkuri & guinomi) by Motomu Matono. Comes with a matching box (two-way mortise and tenon). Has a potter's mark. The guinomi has some gold accents. 【Size】 〈Tokkuri (Sake Bottle)〉 Diameter (outer): 3.5cm Height: 13cm Body Diameter: 9.4cm 〈Guinomi (Sake Cup)〉 Diameter: 7.1cm Height: 5.1cm Foot Diameter: 4.2cm Please forgive any slight errors due to amateur measurements. 【Delivery Date and Time Not Specified】 Due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery, delivery date and time cannot be specified. 【No Price Reduction】 The price of this item cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. 【Motomu Matono (1945-2018)】 Born in Honami, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945. After graduating from the Department of Industrial Management at Osaka Institute of Technology in 1967, he worked at the Bizen City Fire Department, but became fond of Bizen-yaki and pursued a career as an artist. In 1973, he quit his job and studied under the late Ken Fujiwara, a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture. In the same year, he built the "Yudachi-uke Kiln" at the foot of Yudachi-uke Mountain and became independent, and fired his first kiln the following year. He mainly created flower vases and tableware using a potter's wheel and hand-building techniques. He also used techniques such as chamfering and slab construction for shaping. His style is open and masculine. In 2012, he accompanied a workshop in France from building a hole kiln to firing. Died in 2018. His eldest son, Satoshi, is also a Bizen-yaki artist. 〈Main Awards〉 Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition: Selected Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition: Selected Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition: Selected Tanabe Museum of Art Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition: Selected Solo exhibitions at Mitsukoshi 15 times, Daimaru 10 times, etc., and other parent-child exhibitions. #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery #HironoriCollection Ceramics Pottery Alcohol Goods Japanese Sake Alcohol sake Marked Artist's Work Deceased Artist Unglazed Firing Rokkoyo Bizen-yaki Handmade Ochoko Type...Stoneware Type...Sake Set Type...Guinomi (Sake Cup) Pottery...Bizen-yaki