{"product_id":"p6231","title":"Kuroshuten","description":"Born the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, \u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki brings a fresh perspective to the world of Bizen ware with his exceptional sense and masterful sculpting ability. This is a newly fired black sake cup (guinomi).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a brand new piece, just fired in April 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen earth, he skillfully incorporates essences from his roots in wood carving to create a unique piece that is instantly recognizable as the work of Koichiro Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece was created by tearing a lump of clay in two, layering them, and hand-coiling it upward. The tear marks remain, creating a powerful, rock-like landscape that exudes intensity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black clay slip, now synonymous with the Isezaki school, has reacted to intense firing to create kiln transformations, with parts turning blue; the way the colors emerge makes it seem as though indigo is being extracted from the black surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNatural glaze has dripped from the kiln wall onto the front and the interior of the cup, where it mixes with the ash-glaze droplets and cobalt-blue kiln transformation to create an even more vivid shade of indigo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThere are three small peel marks around the foot, but these do not affect usage.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please note that it will take some time for delivery).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.6cm x 8.5cm x Height 6.0cm\n\nKoichiro Isezaki was born in 1974 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo Zokei University in 1994, he studied abroad in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe then studied under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City and a student of his father, in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying ceramics for about two years, he returned to Japan and became independent as a potter under his father, Jun Isezaki, in 2000.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618711851105,"sku":"6231","price":24000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6231.jpg?v=1790240973","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6231","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}