Hikidashiguro Guinomi

Koichiro Isezaki is Jun Isezaki's eldest son.
He uses a tunnel-shaped kiln called an "anagama".
Hikidashi means removing the work from the kiln during firing.
The parts of the work exposed to the outside air cool rapidly and take on a different color from that of ordinary Bizen ware.
In this work, the attached ash (pine) becomes transparent and looks like amber.
The black part is coated with special clay and takes on an indigo color through the hikidashi effect.
The simple design does not prevent you from observing the indigo beauty of this Guinomi.
In the past, Bizen ware had never been used to express the universe or the sky.