{"product_id":"p6233","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"Born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki,\u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki is breathing new life into the Bizen pottery world with his exceptional sense and skillful formative ability; here is a freshly fired Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by him.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a brand new work just taken from the kiln in April 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, straw was rolled into cushion-like shapes and placed solely on the bottom and inside, before being sealed within a refractory clay box known as a 'sayabachi' and fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy firing it inside the sayabachi and allowing only the heat of the kiln to penetrate, the piece achieves a soft finish featuring only *hi-dasuki* (fire-cord) markings, avoiding any natural glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bottom and interior are adorned with a gentle, spreading *hi-dasuki* pattern, creating a quiet world consisting only of the white of the clay and the red of the fire-cord.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith its simple, minimal, and essential composition, this work boasts a complete worldview and can be called a sort of ultimate form of earthen art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe walls were thrown thick and then shaved from the inside with a spatula, creating a powerful sense of clay relief within this quiet world.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow at a later date (please note that it will take some time before shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.6cm x 7.3cm x Height 5.6cm\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 and a student of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying ceramics for about two years, he returned to Japan and, from 2000, became an independent potter under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618711916641,"sku":"6233","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6233.jpg?v=1790240977","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6233","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}