{"product_id":"p4380","title":"Bizen Black Sake Cup","description":"This is a new Bizen black sake cup by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, an artist who continues to lead the Bizen pottery world with an inexhaustible creative spirit. This latest work was fired in the Anagama kiln at Mt. Koya, which he restored alongside his father, Yozan, and his brother, Mitsuru; it features a fusion of black slip and \"goma\" (ash glaze) that creates an unprecedented reaction. Black clay, typically used for Osafune swords, was processed and applied to the surface of the vessel, which then appears to have been washed away by a waterfall-like flow of goma, sliding across the surface to produce a reaction resembling an iron glaze. Ash dripped from the kiln walls onto this, solidifying into a glassy, mystical lapis lazuli color. This lapis glass combined with the matte black skin of the piece gives the entire sake cup a fantastical appearance, like a nebula drifting through a dark universe.\n\nSigned wooden box (shihō-san) with certificate\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.1cm × Diameter 6.5cm × Height 7.3cm\n\nJun Isezaki was born the second son of Yozan Isezaki, an artist renowned for his intricate craftwork. He learned pottery from a young age and entered the field professionally after graduating from the Okayama University Special Art Course in 1959. His body of work is wide-ranging, encompassing everything from traditional vases, plates, and tea ceremony ceramics to ceramic murals and sculptural objects. In his creative process, he places great emphasis on both form and firing, utilizing the distinct characteristics of his materials and various kilns (anagama, climbing, and electric) to create pieces infused with a modern sensibility. Furthermore, as a leading figure in relief art, he has released numerous works. He became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966 and served as a special lecturer in fine arts 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 as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government.\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Numerous, including the Toyo Kaneshige Award, the Okayama Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Award, the Sanyo Shimbun Award, and the Excellence Award at the Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Ceramics \/ Member of the Prefectural Exhibition Judging Committee","brand":"伊勢崎 淳","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618602635361,"sku":"4380","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/4380.jpg?v=1790239011","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p4380","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}