Bizen sake bottle

This is a Bizen sake flask by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, who continues to lead the world of Bizen pottery with an inexhaustible creative power. This piece captures the beauty of diverse kiln transformations from an anagama kiln, all condensed into a single vessel. A blackish hidasuki (fire cord) stretches elegantly across an orange-toned "nuke" (clear area), and on the back, where it passes through the nuke, it blends with the sesame glaze to create an ito-goma (thread-like sesame) effect. The piece houses ever-changing landscapes, including vivid kase-goma (dry sesame glaze), building a magnificent scene that defies words.

With signed wooden box (shiho-zan style)
Rim diameter 3.7cm × body diameter 9.4cm × body diameter 9.4cm × height 14.0cm, capacity approx. 460ml

Jun Isezaki was born as the second son of Yozan Isezaki, a master of ceramic sculpture. He learned pottery from a young age and began his professional career after graduating from the Special Art Course at Okayama University in 1959. His work covers a wide range, from traditional items like flower vases, plates, and tea ceremony ceramics to sculptural objects and ceramic wall reliefs. He places great emphasis on both forming and firing, characterized by a contemporary sensibility that leverages the unique traits of the materials and various kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric). He is also a leading figure in relief art, having presented numerous works.
In 1966, he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association. He served as a special art lecturer at Okayama University for nine years starting in 1978. In 1998, he and his brother, Mitsuru, were both designated as holders of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and that same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku Branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated a holder of a Nationally Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition, and many others; serves as a judge for prefectural exhibitions. This is a Bizen sake flask by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, who continues to lead the world of Bizen pottery with an inexhaustible creative power. This piece captures the beauty of diverse kiln transformations from an anagama kiln, all condensed into a single vessel. A blackish hidasuki (fire cord) stretches elegantly across an orange-toned "nuke" (clear area), and on the back, where it passes through the nuke, it blends with the sesame glaze to create an ito-goma (thread-like sesame) effect. The piece houses ever-changing landscapes, including vivid kase-goma (dry sesame glaze), building a magnificent scene that defies words. With signed wooden box (shiho-zan style)
Rim diameter 3.7cm × body diameter 9.4cm × body diameter 9.4cm × height 14.0cm, capacity approx. 460ml Jun Isezaki was born as the second son of Yozan Isezaki, a master of ceramic sculpture. He learned pottery from a young age and began his professional career after graduating from the Special Art Course at Okayama University in 1959. His work covers a wide range, from traditional items like flower vases, plates, and tea ceremony ceramics to sculptural objects and ceramic wall reliefs. He places great emphasis on both forming and firing, characterized by a contemporary sensibility that leverages the unique traits of the materials and various kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric). He is also a leading figure in relief art, having presented numerous works.
In 1966, he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association. He served as a special art lecturer at Okayama University for nine years starting in 1978. In 1998, he and his brother, Mitsuru, were both designated as holders of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and that same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku Branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated a holder of a Nationally Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition, and many others; serves as a judge for prefectural exhibitions.