{"product_id":"p7146","title":"Hikidashi-guro 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 exceptional sense and masterful modeling skills. This is a brand new black hikidashi sake cup (guinomi) that has just been removed from the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, removed from the kiln in November 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material,\u003cbr\u003e\nhe skillfully incorporates the essence of his roots, such as wood carving,\u003cbr\u003e\nto finish the piece into a unique work that is instantly recognizable as his own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece was created by tearing two large clay spheres in half and joining them before shaping them into a sphere,\u003cbr\u003e\nwhich causes earthen ridges and fine wrinkles to appear on the surface of the vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire landscape resembles a gemstone due to the hikidashi (pulling from the kiln) technique used during firing, with the sesame glaze resembling obsidian and the blue parts resembling azurite, creating a mystical scenery that is truly overwhelming.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, this piece is particularly magnificent in the way it presents the colors that have shifted to blue,\u003cbr\u003e\nresembling a concentrated indigo that has been kneaded, boiled down, and kneaded again before being spread thin,\u003cbr\u003e\nallowing one to enjoy a mystical, deep hue that looks as if the color at the boundary between space and the sky has been extracted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe wrinkles and ridges born from the aforementioned tearing technique create variations in the thickness of the natural glaze and black slip,\u003cbr\u003e\nproducing complex, dizzyingly shifting shades throughout the work.\n\nSigned wooden box (tomobako) with four-way interlocking lid\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.1cm × 7.7cm × Height 5.5cm\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\nHe later apprenticed under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City and a student of his father, in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter studying pottery for about two years, he returned to Japan and, in 2000, became an independent potter working under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618731085921,"sku":"7146","price":39600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7146.jpg?v=1790241512","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7146","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}