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No. 3453
Bizen Yohen Sake Cup
¥100,000
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Description
This is a freshly kiln-fired Bizen sake cup by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, an artist who continues to lead the Bizen pottery world with an inexhaustible creative power. This piece features a rare "kumadori" (make-up style) kiln-altered finish, characteristic of an anagama kiln firing. The kiln-altered areas and the interior display the distinct nuances typical of an anagama, with a mysterious, orange-tinged clay texture. It is a sake cup that reveals a different side of Isezaki-sensei's work than usual.
Signed wooden box to be provided later (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter 7.0cm x 6.6cm x Height 6.2cm Jun Isezaki-sensei was born as the second son of Yozan Isezaki, a master of ceramic ornaments. He learned pottery from a young age and embarked on his career after graduating from the Okayama University Special Fine Arts Course in 1959. His body of work is vast, ranging from traditional items like flower vases, plates, and tea ceremony wares, to ceramic walls and sculptural objects. In his creative process, he places great emphasis on both forming and firing. His style is characterized by a modern sensibility that leverages the unique qualities of his materials and kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric kilns). Furthermore, he is recognized as a leading relief artist, having unveiled numerous works. He became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. From 1978, he served as a special fine arts lecturer at Okayama University for nine years. In 1998, he and his brother, Mitsuru-sensei, were both designated as Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property holders, and in the same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated as a Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property).
Awards: Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror
Diameter 7.0cm x 6.6cm x Height 6.2cm Jun Isezaki-sensei was born as the second son of Yozan Isezaki, a master of ceramic ornaments. He learned pottery from a young age and embarked on his career after graduating from the Okayama University Special Fine Arts Course in 1959. His body of work is vast, ranging from traditional items like flower vases, plates, and tea ceremony wares, to ceramic walls and sculptural objects. In his creative process, he places great emphasis on both forming and firing. His style is characterized by a modern sensibility that leverages the unique qualities of his materials and kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric kilns). Furthermore, he is recognized as a leading relief artist, having unveiled numerous works. He became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. From 1978, he served as a special fine arts lecturer at Okayama University for nine years. In 1998, he and his brother, Mitsuru-sensei, were both designated as Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property holders, and in the same year, he became the Secretary-General of the Chugoku branch of the Japan Kōgei Association. In July 2004, he was designated as a Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property).
Awards: Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Excellence Award at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror
Details
- Pottery Type
- guinomi