{"product_id":"p2210","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This Bizen sake bottle is by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, who continues to lead the Bizen pottery world with an inexhaustible well of creativity. Fine, powdery yellow sesame glaze, resembling falling snow, coats the piece, creating a bright landscape of scarlet and yellow. This work represents the very source of the Isezaki school, which has produced many popular artists. Where the straw has shifted into fine \"thread\" sesame markings or *hidasuki* (fire-cord) patterns, one can almost envision the flames rushing through the anagama kiln like a gust of wind.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan type)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.9cm × Body diameter 10.1cm × Body diameter 10.1cm × Height 14.3cm, Capacity approx. 550cc\n\nJun Isezaki was born the second son of Yozan Isezaki, a master of ceramic craftwork. He learned pottery from a young age and embarked on his career after graduating from the Special Art Course at Okayama University in 1959. His work is broad in scope, ranging from traditional vases, plates, and tea ceramics to ceramic wall reliefs and sculptural objects. He places great importance on both shaping and firing, utilizing the unique characteristics of his materials and various kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric kilns) to create pieces with a distinctly modern sensibility. He is also a leading figure in relief sculpture and has exhibited numerous works. He became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966 and served as a special art instructor at Okayama University for nine years starting in 1978. In 1998, he and his brother, Mitsuru, were both designated as Holders of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and in the same year, he began serving as Secretary General of the Chugoku Branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Recipient of numerous honors, including the Kaneshige Toyo Prize, the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, the Sanyo Shimbun Prize, and the Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition; also serves as a judge for the Prefectural Art Exhibition.","brand":"伊勢崎 淳","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618431357025,"sku":"2210","price":120000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/2210.jpg?v=1790236159","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p2210","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}