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No. 3450
Bizen sake bottle
¥200,000
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Description
This is a newly fired Bizen sake bottle by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, who continues to lead the Bizen pottery world with his inexhaustible creativity. This new work was carefully fired over an eleven-day kiln session; the back features layers of *goma* (ash glaze) that flow like tiger stripes. This intense scenery flows down to the front-facing area, where it forms a *goma* bead that looks like a brooch—a detail that Sensei himself was very pleased with. The piece is generously covered in *goma* down to the base, and features a wealth of landscapes, ranging from matte *kase-goma* in certain areas to translucent, obsidian-like surfaces.
Signed paulownia box to follow (please allow some time for delivery).
Rim 4.4cm x Body diameter 9.6cm x 9.5cm x Height 14.1cm, Capacity approx. 470CC 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 body of work is wide-ranging, encompassing traditional items like vases, plates, and tea ceramics, as well as ceramic walls and sculptural objects. He places great emphasis on both shaping and firing, utilizing the unique characteristics of his materials and kilns (anagama, climbing kilns, and electric kilns) to create works filled with a modern sensibility. He is also a leading figure in relief art, having unveiled numerous such works. He became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. From 1978, he served as a lecturer for the Special Art Course at Okayama University for nine years. In 1998, he and his older brother, Mitsuru, were both designated as Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Okayama Prefecture; that same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated a Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property).
Awards: Toyo Kaneshige Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror
Rim 4.4cm x Body diameter 9.6cm x 9.5cm x Height 14.1cm, Capacity approx. 470CC 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 body of work is wide-ranging, encompassing traditional items like vases, plates, and tea ceramics, as well as ceramic walls and sculptural objects. He places great emphasis on both shaping and firing, utilizing the unique characteristics of his materials and kilns (anagama, climbing kilns, and electric kilns) to create works filled with a modern sensibility. He is also a leading figure in relief art, having unveiled numerous such works. He became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. From 1978, he served as a lecturer for the Special Art Course at Okayama University for nine years. In 1998, he and his older brother, Mitsuru, were both designated as Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Okayama Prefecture; that same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated a Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property).
Awards: Toyo Kaneshige Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror
Details
- Pottery Type
- Sake bottle