{"product_id":"p6591","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"Born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, \u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki is breathing new life into the world of Bizen ware with his exceptional sense and masterful sculptural ability. This is a newly fired Bizen sake cup fresh from his kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was just removed from the kiln in March 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material, \u003cbr\u003e\nhe has skillfully incorporated elements of wood carving, one of his roots, \u003cbr\u003e\nto create a unique piece that is instantly recognizable as the work of Koichiro Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece was wrapped in straw and sealed before firing, \u003cbr\u003e\nresulting in a soft finish featuring only *hidasuki* (fire-cord) markings, completely avoiding any *goma* (ash glaze).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA gentle, spreading *hidasuki* pattern adorns the waist and the interior, \u003cbr\u003e\nunfolding a quiet world composed only of the white of the clay and the red of the fire-cord.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSimple and minimal, composed of only clay and *hidasuki*—the barest of essentials—\u003cbr\u003e\nthis work possesses a perfected worldview and can be called a certain ultimate form of earthen pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a masterpiece that invites you to admire its soft surface while looking forward to nurturing its delicate texture over time.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.4cm x 7.2cm x Height 6.2cm\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\nSubsequently, in 1998, he apprenticed under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City and a disciple of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying ceramics for about two years, he returned to Japan, and in 2000, he became an independent potter working under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618720174177,"sku":"6591","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6591.jpg?v=1790241248","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6591","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}