ICHIKAWA TŌRU 市川透 (B.1973) A Tokkuri (Sake Bottle) and Two Shuki (Sake Cups) Heisei (1989-2019) or Reiwa (2019-present), 21st century The tripod bottle covered in a textured gold glaze with platinum and red glaze trailing drips, a broad-based and angular cup covered with beaded gold and multi-colored glazes, and a slender and narrow-mouthed cup covered in a platinum glaze, the glaze thin in some places and viscous in others; each vessel with a tomobako (wood storage box) sealed Tōru and signed by the artist 6in (15.3cm) high, the tallest (3). Footnotes: Born in Tokyo in 1973, Ichikawa Tōru studied ceramics under the celebrated Bizen ware ceramist Kakurezaki Ryūichi. His kiln is still based in the Bizen area. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing