{"product_id":"p6005","title":"Ibe Guinomi (Sake Cup) - Hidari-uma (Left-facing Horse)","description":"This is an Ibe sake cup (guinomi) featuring the \"Left-facing Horse\" mark, crafted by the late master Mitsuru Isezaki, who deeply loved Bizen ware and made immense contributions to the Bizen region.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \"Left-facing Horse\" mark, proof of a first kiln firing, is stamped inside the foot. This cup was fired during a first kiln opening at the Ibe kiln, which continues to be used by his sons to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPlaced in a prime position within the kiln, this cup features a deeply flavorful combination of black-silver ash-covered kiln changes (hai-kaburi yohen) and a subtle scarlet-tinged \"nuke\" (clear area).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior also shows distinct characteristics of kiln changes, transitioning from the deep black of the rich ash-covered glaze to an earthy tone with a faint reddish hue, allowing you to fully appreciate the unique beauty of sake when poured into a kiln-changed vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sides feature mountain-path-like scraped patterns from the waist to the body, a testament to the remarkable intricacy of Master Isezaki’s work.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.8cm × 6.7cm, Height 5.9cm\n\nMaster Mitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki. He learned pottery techniques from his father from an early age and majored in sculpture at Okayama University's Special Art Course.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs an authentic practitioner of tea ceramics, he pursued the forms, earthy textures, and firing methods of the Momoyama period.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe carefully selected between climbing kilns (noborigama) and medieval-style anagama kilns depending on the piece, and famously insisted on using pine wood for firing, never relying on 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 a holder of an Okayama Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Numerous honors including the Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, and the Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition; also served as an invited exhibitor at the Prefectural Exhibition.","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618022379617,"sku":"6005","price":40000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6005.jpg?v=1790231207","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6005","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}