{"product_id":"rare-salt-glazed-tokuri-ー丸田-宗彦-塩釉面取-徳利","title":"RARE! Salt Glazed Tokuri ー丸田 宗彦 “塩釉面取 徳利”","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one of a kind Sake vessel in vivid salt blue by Maruta Munehiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shioye Mentori Tokkuri. It is 8 x 7 x 12 cm (roughly 3 inches diameter, 5 inches tall) and is in perfect condition. I have never seen another like it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaruta Munehiko was born in Kuromuta, Saga Prefecture, as second son of noted Mingei potter Maruta Masami who had been a student of Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji.  Maruta studied as well from 1980 under Shoji’s Grandson Atsuya, however after returning to Kyushu in 1984, Munehiko fell in love with the pottery of his region, Karatsu, and has mastered all styles of that diverse name, taking that tradition and making it his own. He opened his own kiln in Takeo in 1987, and in 2000 built his current kiln. A large jar by the artist is held in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maruta Munehiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50967950885111,"sku":"MC1712","price":73100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2026-07-0816.10.03_9613380e-50e8-426b-be10-9b30d34bf268.jpg?v=1784881364","url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/products\/rare-salt-glazed-tokuri-%e3%83%bc%e4%b8%b8%e7%94%b0-%e5%ae%97%e5%bd%a6-%e5%a1%a9%e9%87%89%e9%9d%a2%e5%8f%96-%e5%be%b3%e5%88%a9","provider":"Kura Monzen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}