{"product_id":"bo1846","title":"Cheek Armor Cup, Skull Form, Gold \u0026 Bronze","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong Koga's works, the highly popular Hoyoroi-hai (Cheek-Armor Cup) series takes the kawari-kabuto (eccentric helmet) of Sengoku warlords as its motif, expressing the way of life and spirit of these men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The present age is truly one of gekokujo,\" says Koga.\u003cbr\u003eAs social media developed and everyone came to hold a voice, an era emerged in which one's own will to aim high and courage to speak up mattered more than one's origin or hometown. Within this worldview, {Hoyoroi Sakazuki} takes the kawari-kabuto (distinctive helmets) of Warring States warlords as its motif, expressing the human way of life and spirit — an encouragement for today's high-minded warriors living in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cup was made with Nobunaga in mind. Known for his powerful charisma, Nobunaga was also a figure who, in the name of unifying the realm, showed ruthlessness and took many lives. With numerous tales likening him to a reaper of death, the skull form here stands as an object of awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote also the unique color expression achieved through porcelain glaze, uniting gold and bronze — materials that would otherwise never mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTakahiro Koga (Fukuoka)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial \u0026 Technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePorcelain Clay (Amakusa Porcelain Stone)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"古賀 崇洋","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49232490922235,"sku":"BO1846","price":165000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4745\/3947\/files\/bownd-bo-1846-1_644c9461-9f61-44c0-8b8a-4aed98299a88.jpg?v=1787926294","url":"https:\/\/www.b-ownd.com\/en\/products\/bo1846","provider":"B-OWND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}