{"product_id":"p6567","title":"Ibe Tokkuri","description":"This is an Ibe-ware sake bottle by the master craftsman Mitsuru Isezaki, who loved Bizen ware and made significant contributions to the Bizen region.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIncluded is a ceramic biography from around 2003, suggesting this piece was created shortly before Master Mitsuru passed away.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Master Mitsuru Isezaki’s reputation for *hidaski* (fire-cord) firing in climbing kilns, this sake bottle features a Momoyama-style *hidaski* that seems to seep moisture from deep within the clay body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece displays a magnificent *hidaski* that some say was even the envy of Master Toyo Kaneshige. The texture is so rich and viscous that even minor stone inclusions and spatula marks can be appreciated as part of the landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe body was wheel-thrown and then finished into a gentle square shape, with Master Mitsuru’s meticulous craftsmanship evident in details like the delicate spatula work used for adjustments.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the body, there are ephemeral comb-mark patterns—reminiscent of fence or floral designs—which overlap with the superb *hidaski* to create a truly profound aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece itself is in such pristine condition that it could safely be described as unused, and it is a joy to imagine how this soft surface will mature over time.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-zan) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.7cm × Body diameter 8.1cm × Height 13.7cm. Capacity: 420cc.\n\nBorn in 1934 as the eldest son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki, Master Mitsuru Isezaki learned pottery techniques from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at Okayama University’s Special Art Course.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a master of authentic tea ceramics, he pursued the forms, clay textures, and firing methods of the Momoyama period.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe carefully selected between climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns depending on the work, strictly avoiding electric or gas kilns in favor of firing with split pine wood.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1994, he received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award, and in 1998, he won the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn March of that same year, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Merit Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others \/ Invited artist at Prefectural Exhibitions.","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618057441377,"sku":"6567","price":48000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6567.jpg?v=1790231647","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6567","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}