{"product_id":"p7029","title":"Kuroshuten","description":"Born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki,\u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki is breathing new life into the Bizen ware world with his exceptional sense and masterful sculptural skills. This is a brand-new black sake cup (guinomi) that has just been taken from the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, fresh from the kiln in July 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material,\u003cbr\u003e\nhe has skillfully incorporated essences from his roots, such as 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 two large spheres of clay, joining them together, and then shaping them into a globe, which creates ridges and fine wrinkles on the surface of the vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black slip, which has now become synonymous with the Isezaki school, has reacted to the intense firing to create kiln transformations, with parts shifting to blue; the way the colors appear makes it look as if indigo is being extracted from the black surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the wrinkles and ridges born from the unique, rock-like texture of this piece bring further variation to the natural glaze and the thickness and flow of the black slip, creating a complex landscape where the colors change dazzlingly.\n\nSigned paulownia box to be provided later (Please note that it will take some time before shipping.)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.2cm x 8.0cm x Height 7.2cm\n\nKoichiro Isezaki was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1974 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 apprenticed 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 pottery for about two years, he returned to Japan and became an independent potter under his father, Jun Isezaki, in 2000.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618729939041,"sku":"7029","price":26000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7029.jpg?v=1790241471","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7029","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}