{"product_id":"p6944","title":"Bizen ware vase with lug handles","description":"This is a Bizen ware vase with lug handles by Mitsuru Isezaki, a master craftsman who loved Bizen ware and made immense contributions to the region.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBelieving that the foremost charm of Bizen ware lies in the quality of the clay, this piece is quintessentially Mitsuru Isezaki, who was always dedicated to using high-quality rice paddy clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt first glance, it appears very simple, but upon closer inspection, rich shiso-red and orange hues emerge, further enhanced by a light golden glaze that adds an extra layer of refinement to the magnificent clay texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis clay texture is precisely the quality Mitsuru pursued and fell in love with, and the dense, complexly layered colors of the earth change infinitely depending on moisture and light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne side features fine, mist-like yellow sesame glaze (goma) and gray kiln-transformation (yohen) created by contact with embers, which beautifully accentuates the shimmering, deep shiso-red color.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is a simple design, resembling a cylindrical vase modified into a diamond shape, with charming triangular lug handles attached in an understated manner.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 15.4cm x 12.8cm x Height 23.3cm\n\nMitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of 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 Art Course.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs an authentic practitioner of tea ceramics, he pursued Momoyama-style forms, clay textures, and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDepending on the piece, he used both climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns, never using electric or gas kilns, and insisted on firing with pine wood.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Toyo Kaneshige Prize in 1974.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 1994 and the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize in 1998.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn March of the same year, he was designated as a holder of an Okayama Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.\n\nAwards: Toyo Kaneshige Prize, Okayama Prefecture Art Encouragement Prize, Sanyo Shimbun Prize, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition Grand Prize, and many others \/ Prefectural Exhibition invitee","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618070646881,"sku":"6944","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6944.jpg?v=1790232034","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6944","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}