Bizen-yaki square dish with hammered pattern

This is a Bizen ware square plate by Koichiro Isezaki, who was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and is breathing new life into the Bizen pottery world with his exceptional sense and skillful formative power. It is a rare, significantly thick tile-like square plate for Bizen, and its profound volume, which belies its size, gives it a unique presence. It is formed using Koichiro’s original "dabun" (beaten pattern) technique, where the marks left by striking the clay slab add an irresistible modernity to the simple square plate. By skillfully utilizing the gust-like flames within the climbing kiln to express "goma" (ash glaze) along the diagonal, the exposed white clay appears as if light is shining through it, creating a fantastic effect. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
15.0cm x 14.0cm x 2.7cm height Koichiro Isezaki was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki. The Isezaki family is a prestigious Bizen ware lineage; his grandfather was the intangible cultural asset holder Yozan Isezaki, and his uncle was the intangible cultural asset holder Mitsuru Isezaki. Koichiro aspired to be a ceramic artist from an early age. After graduating from the Tokyo Zokei University Department of Sculpture in 1994, he studied abroad in the United States. He learned pottery for about two years under Jeff Shapiro, a ceramic artist based in New York City, which greatly broadened his perspective on art and ceramics. After returning to Japan in 2000, he trained under his father’s guidance alongside his father's apprentices. In 2002, his work was submitted to and selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art’s Tea Ceremony Exhibition for the first time.