{"product_id":"p6102","title":"Kuroshuten","description":"This is a black sake cup by Koichiro Isezaki, the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki, who brings a fresh breeze to the world of Bizen ware with his extraordinary sense and skillful sculpting ability.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material, he skillfully incorporates elements from his roots—such as wood carving—to create unique pieces that are instantly recognizable as his work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece is thrown thick and then shaped by scraping with a spatula, a process that causes small grains of stone within the clay to stand out, creating movement in the cross-section.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is combined with a black slip containing cobalt—a specialty of the Isezaki school—resulting in a unique texture that can only be achieved in black works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdditionally, the cobalt-based glaze has produced a blue *yohen* (kiln transformation) effect; inside the cup in particular, natural ash glaze has dripped down from the kiln walls, reacting with the slip to turn a sapphire-like color.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san\/four-sided frame lid) included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.1cm × 8.8cm × Height 4.9cm\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 apprenticed under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City who was also a student of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying ceramics for approximately two years, he returned to Japan and, beginning in 2000, became an independent ceramic artist under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618709033057,"sku":"6102","price":24000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6102.jpg?v=1790240862","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6102","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}