{"product_id":"p5929","title":"Ibe Guinomi","description":"This is an Ibe sake cup (guinomi) by the master artisan Mitsuru Isezaki, who loved Bizen ware and made significant contributions to Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the spirit of Mitsuru Isezaki, who believed the beauty of Bizen lies in the quality of the clay and insisted on using high-grade rice field clay, this piece appears very simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it reveals a magnificent, rich shiso-red color.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis work features a classic shape often seen in Mitsuru's sake cups, combining a slightly flared rim with a tall body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe cup features a \"katamigawari\" (half-and-half) design, with one side showing a rich shiso-red and the other a yellow sesame glaze (kigoma) accompanied by scorch marks; the strong firing process is evident throughout, including the naturally occurring black tones within the well-melted yellow sesame glaze.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.7cm x 6.3cm x Height 5.9cm\n\nMitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki. He learned pottery techniques from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at the Okayama University Special Art Course.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs an authentic practitioner of tea ceramics, he pursued Momoyama-style forms, clay texture, and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe selectively used climbing kilns and medieval anagama kilns depending on the work, and remained committed to firing with pine wood, never using electric or gas kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Toyo Kaneshige Award in 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 1994 and the 15th Tabe Museum Grand Prize in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn March of the same year, he was designated as an Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property holder.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards and honors: Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition, and many others \/ Invited exhibitor at the Prefectural Exhibition","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618018021473,"sku":"5929","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5929.jpg?v=1790231164","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5929","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}