{"product_id":"p6417","title":"Aka-e sake cup","description":"This is an akae (red-painted) guinomi (sake cup) by the master craftsman Mitsuru Isezaki, who loved Bizen ware and made significant contributions to Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a sake cup in the akae style that Isezaki-sensei worked on for a period separate from his Bizen works; it is impressively crafted using a porcelain clay base with authentic overglaze painting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the sensibilities of Isezaki-sensei, who was well-versed in all forms of art including poetry and painting, the vibrant, free-spirited brushwork is simply wonderful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile his Bizen-te works feature incised potters' marks, this piece is interesting for having the \"I\" (伊) mark painted in gosu (cobalt blue pigment).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe smooth glaze characteristic of porcelain provides an excellent mouthfeel, and when combined with Isezaki-sensei's signature bud-like form, it is sure to make any sake taste delicious.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 5.7cm x 5.7cm x Height 5.9cm\n\nMitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of the 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 Fine Arts Course.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a master of authentic tea ceramics, he pursued Momoyama-style forms, clay quality, and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe utilized both climbing kilns and medieval anagama kilns depending on the work, insisting on firing with pine wood and never using electric or gas kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1964, he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association and received the Kaneshige Toyo Award in 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 1994 and the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn March of that same year, he was designated as a holder of an Okayama Prefecture Specified 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 Kaneshige Toyo Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Merit Award, and the Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition \/ Invited exhibitor at the Prefectural Exhibition.","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618051543137,"sku":"6417","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6417.jpg?v=1790231515","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6417","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}