{"product_id":"p5886","title":"Bizen ware polychrome stem cup","description":"This is an \"Izusai\" (color-infused) horse-cup by Izuru Yamamoto, who applies his background in sculpture to pursue a new sense of sculptural beauty within traditional styles.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece is from the \"Izusai\" series of sake vessels, created by mixing various pigments into Bizen clay to produce multi-colored clay, which is then assembled like a puzzle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rim features a dark, earthen tone dominated by the black of the Izusai technique, which combines with the gold-accented clay base at the bottom to form a scene reminiscent of daybreak.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the cup itself is etched with fine, comb-like grooves similar to \"sendan-maki\" (thousand-tier winding), adding greater depth to the light and shadow of the piece's landscape.\n\nIncludes a signed wooden storage box (shiho-san).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x Diameter 6.5cm x Height 8.4cm\n\nIzuru Yamamoto is the fourth son of Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Sculpture Department at Musashino Art University in 1967 and its postgraduate course the following year, he studied sculpture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris for two years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUpon returning to Japan in 1970, he began his apprenticeship under his father, entered the world of pottery, and established his own kiln in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe creates works by utilizing unique techniques he developed, such as \"Tatakikomi\" (hammered-in), \"Izusai\" (color-infused), and \"Tsumiage\" (stacking), where clay is formed into sheets and layered.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Encouragement Award at the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1980 and the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, at the \"Form of Tea Ceremony\" exhibition, he won the Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize for his \"Tsumiage\" (stacked) vase, which incorporated clay from Burgundy, France.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.","brand":"山本 出","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618015563873,"sku":"5886","price":45000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5886.jpg?v=1790231134","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p5886","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}