Black sake bottle

This is a new black sake bottle by Koichiro Isezaki, who was born the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and who breathes new life into the Bizen ware world with his exceptional sense and masterful sculpting skills. The *goma* (ash glaze) is blown across the side like taffy in a typhoon, and the piece bears the traces of the flame typical of an *anagama* (tunnel kiln) that has rushed through to the back of the kiln. A thick stream of *goma* runs vertically, joined by thin tributaries from the surrounding area, combining with the black body to create an appearance reminiscent of a pinstripe suit. With its silhouette like a soda bottle and a wide-open mouth, it might also be nice to use with a cork stopper. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Rim 4.4cm x Body diameter 7.8cm x Body diameter 7.7cm x Height 17.3cm Capacity 360ml Koichiro Isezaki was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki. The Isezaki family is a prestigious Bizen ware dynasty; his grandfather was Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki, and his uncle was Intangible Cultural Property holder Mitsuru Isezaki, and he himself aspired to be a potter from an early age. After graduating from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo Zokei University in 1994, he studied abroad in the United States. He studied pottery for about two years under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City, greatly broadening his perspective on art and pottery. After returning to Japan in 2000, he trained under the guidance of his father alongside his father's apprentices. In 2002, he exhibited for the first time at the Tanabe Museum of Art Tea Ceremony Exhibition and was selected for the first time.