{"product_id":"p6902","title":"Black Sake Cup","description":"Born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki,\u003cbr\u003e\nKoichiro Isezaki is breathing new life into the world of Bizen ware with his extraordinary sense and skillful mastery of form. This is a newly fired black sake cup (guinomi) fresh from his kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in March 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile taking full advantage of the earthy characteristics of Bizen ware, he successfully incorporates essences from his roots, such as wood carving, to create a unique piece that is instantly recognizable as his own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black slip that has become synonymous with the Isezaki family reacts with intense firing to create kiln-transformed colors, with some areas shifting to blue. The way the colors emerge makes it appear as if indigo is being drawn out from the black surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Koichiro Isezaki is known for his highly dramatic forms, this piece is a relatively small sake cup that, paired with the aforementioned intense blue kiln-transmutation against the black landscape, results in a quiet yet powerful work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe unconventional foot is divided into four parts with clay shaved away by a spatula, and the exposed center has been further hollowed out into a tiny, \"go-bowl\" style base.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.8cm × 7.5cm × Height 4.2cm\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 learning ceramics for about two years, he returned to Japan, and in 2000, he began his career as an independent potter under his father, Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2023, he received the 2022 Japan Ceramic Society Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received numerous awards and selections in exhibitions, including the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition, and the Tanabe Museum of Art's \"Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition.\"","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618727743585,"sku":"6902","price":24000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6902.jpg?v=1790241426","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6902","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}