{"title":"Toru Ichikawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"650\"\u003eToru Ichikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Japanese ceramic artist who reimagines Bizen’s clay-and-flame tradition through a boldly contemporary lens—intense reds, metallic blacks, and shimmering gold-and-silver accents that radiate like light from within the surface. Born in Tokyo in 1973, he trained under renowned Bizen master \u003cstrong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eRyuichi Kakurezaki\u003c\/strong\u003e from 2011, and established his own kiln in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eTamano, Okayama\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2015. Working across sake cups, tea bowls, and vessels, Ichikawa embraces the kiln’s chance-born “scenery” while carving a language of freedom and inner visions. His pieces don’t merely sit in a room—they change its pulse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"guinomi-japanese-sake-cup-vanishing-point","title":"Guinomi - Japanese Sake Cup “VANISHING POINT”","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003eBeyond the boundary of ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003e“VANISHING POINT” by Toru Ichikawa deconstructs the traditional sake cup into a sculptural object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eGold accents shimmer against iridescent luster.\u003cbr data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003eSilver-white surfaces ripple like molten metal.\u003cbr data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eThe exterior is raw and tectonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1335\"\u003eInside, a deep blue-black glaze absorbs light,\u003cbr data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003edrawing the sake inward like a quiet void.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1421\"\u003eHeld in the hand,\u003cbr data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003eits weight and texture transform drinking into a tactile ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003eA collector’s piece at the frontier of contemporary ceramic art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toru Ichikawa \/ 市川透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47636253901020,"sku":null,"price":44000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3623\/3436\/files\/6fa6bcc00b224ad99ddccff86822b25dj.jpg?v=1772368492"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3623\/3436\/collections\/79600aea8c37b10501d26676662b76c6j.jpg?v=1772342971","url":"https:\/\/wanova.org\/collections\/toru-ichikawa\/japanese-ceramics.oembed","provider":"wanova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}