{"product_id":"p5982","title":"Hikidashi-guro sake cup","description":"This is a *hikidashi* (pulled-from-kiln) sake cup by Koichiro Isezaki, who was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and has breathed new life into the world of Bizen ware with his extraordinary sense and skillful modeling.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was created around 2010 to 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material, he skillfully incorporates essences from wood carving—one of his own roots—to finish it into a unique piece that is immediately recognizable as Koichiro Isezaki's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe *hikidashi* technique, in which the piece is pulled from the kiln during firing, has caused the kiln alteration and the overall scenery to transform like a gemstone; the yellow sesame-glaze (*kigoma*) has become transparent like colored glass, and the black sections resemble obsidian with hints of blue, creating a truly mysterious effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a piece created using the *kurinuki* (hollowed-out) technique, in which the artist excels, finished as a vessel by scraping out the inner clay with a spatula.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe outer perimeter is also finely marked with spatula strokes, carving patterns reminiscent of wind ripples in a desert. These wrinkles and ridges create variations in the thickness of the natural glaze and black slip, adding even more complex shading to the deep, intricate scenery of the *hikidashi-guro* (pulled-black) finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored unopened after being purchased as new.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.9cm x Height 7.2cm\n\nKoichiro Isezaki was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1974 as the eldest son of Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo Zokei University in 1994, he studied abroad in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSubsequently, in 1998, he studied under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City and a student of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter learning pottery for about two years, he returned to Japan, and in 2000, he became an independent potter under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618700152929,"sku":"5982","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5982.jpg?v=1790240762","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5982","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}