{"product_id":"p8146","title":"Bizen tea cup","description":"Born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki,\u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki is bringing a fresh breeze to the world of Bizen ware with his exceptional sense and masterful modeling skills.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a newly fired Bizen tea cup by Koichiro Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was fired in July 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile making full use of the characteristics of Bizen ware as unglazed pottery,\u003cbr\u003e\nhe skillfully incorporates elements of wood carving, one of his roots,\u003cbr\u003e\nto create a unique piece that is instantly recognizable as Koichiro Isezaki's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis batch was fired in the height of summer, and the humidity caused by the prolonged rainy season affected the anagama kiln,\u003cbr\u003e\nresulting in a delicate, soft scarlet color and kase-goma (ash glaze) around the rim.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is a simple cylindrical tea cup, the design from the waist down is quite distinctive,\u003cbr\u003e\nfeaturing an interesting rounded base with a stepped waist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clean, crisp color typical of anagama firing\u003cbr\u003e\nand the simple yet stylish design come together perfectly,\u003cbr\u003e\nresulting in a piece that fits perfectly into modern living spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt comes in a paulownia wood box, making it ideal as a gift or commemorative item.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal box (four-sided frame)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.6 cm × 8.6 cm × Height 8.6 cm\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\nLater, in 1998, he studied under Jeff Shapiro, a New York City-based ceramic artist and disciple of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying ceramics for about two years, he returned to Japan and became an independent ceramic artist under his father, Jun Isezaki, starting in 2000.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49438052974689,"sku":"8146","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8146.jpg?v=1792532716","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p8146","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}