{"product_id":"bo1885","title":"Cheek Armor Cup, Skull Form, Platinum","description":"\u003cp\u003eChanoyu, the tea ceremony, developed as a comprehensive Japanese art tied to samurai refinement. Sake vessels developed as kaiseki tableware inheriting that lineage.\u003cbr\u003eOf this piece, Koga says it is \"a porcelain sake cup in the form of hoate (cheek armor), a form that emerges inevitably from the close ties between the tea ceremony, the Warring States warlords, and craft — ceramics in particular.\" As social media has developed, the present era has become one in which anyone can wield influence — an age of gekokujo, as Koga sees it. \"If you have the will and resolve to open up the era, you can rise regardless of your origin.\" Through making {Hoyoroi Sakazuki}, Koga continues to send encouragement to today's high-minded warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece is also inspired by Oda Nobunaga.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his charisma and grim-reaper-like reputation, this work adopts the skull — a symbol of death — while imagining his appreciation for exotic, flower-like culture, with an eye also toward decorative quality.\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\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eW195 × D145 × H115 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2022\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":49232493084923,"sku":"BO1885","price":220000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4745\/3947\/files\/bownd-bo-1885-1_0d583df1-e73c-4236-99cc-29b4f2463367.jpg?v=1787926368","url":"https:\/\/www.b-ownd.com\/en\/products\/bo1885","provider":"B-OWND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}