Ibe Haniwa Ashtray

A rare piece by Mitsuru Isezaki, a leading figure in Bizen ware. This incense ash container (haiki) was created by Isezaki-sensei in his youth. It is characterized by a unique design that is reminiscent of Buddhist art. Its appearance exudes an indescribable atmosphere, leaving an unforgettable impact on anyone who sees it. The base has taken on a pinkish hue, lending it a mysterious charm.
*There is a chip in this piece.

Includes original signed wooden box (shiho-san).
Diameter 10.2cm × Diameter 9.2cm × Height 12.3cm

Born in 1934 as the eldest son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki, Mitsuru Isezaki learned pottery techniques from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at the Okayama University Special Art Course. As an authentic tea ceramic artist, he pursued the forms, clay quality, and firing techniques of the Momoyama period. Depending on the work, he used both climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns, strictly insisting on wood firing with split pine rather than electric or gas kilns. He became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Kaneshige Toyo Award in 1974. In 1994, he received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Meritorious Award, and in 1998, he won the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize. In March of that same year, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the prefecture.
Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Meritorious Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others / Invited contributor to the Prefectural Exhibition A rare piece by Mitsuru Isezaki, a leading figure in Bizen ware. This incense ash container (haiki) was created by Isezaki-sensei in his youth. It is characterized by a unique design that is reminiscent of Buddhist art. Its appearance exudes an indescribable atmosphere, leaving an unforgettable impact on anyone who sees it. The base has taken on a pinkish hue, lending it a mysterious charm.
*There is a chip in this piece. Includes original signed wooden box (shiho-san).
Diameter 10.2cm × Diameter 9.2cm × Height 12.3cm Born in 1934 as the eldest son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki, Mitsuru Isezaki learned pottery techniques from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at the Okayama University Special Art Course. As an authentic tea ceramic artist, he pursued the forms, clay quality, and firing techniques of the Momoyama period. Depending on the work, he used both climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns, strictly insisting on wood firing with split pine rather than electric or gas kilns. He became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Kaneshige Toyo Award in 1974. In 1994, he received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Meritorious Award, and in 1998, he won the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize. In March of that same year, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the prefecture. He passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.
Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Meritorious Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others / Invited contributor to the Prefectural Exhibition