{"product_id":"p7735","title":"Kuroshuten","description":"This is a black sake cup, an earlier work by Koichiro Isezaki, who was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and who has breathed new life into the world of Bizen ware with his extraordinary sense and skillful sculpting ability.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece was created around 2014, as indicated by the included pottery biography.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile utilizing the characteristics of Bizen ware as an earthen material, he skillfully incorporates essences from wood carving, one of his roots, to create a unique piece that is recognizable as Koichiro's at a single glance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough the piece is finished with a black slip, it was fired in a location within the kiln where kiln-transformation (yohen) occurs, resulting in a landscape that combines the characteristics of both a black and a kiln-transformed work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe areas around the shell marks and the interior of the cup have a hue closer to purple or brown rather than black, and the gold coloration appearing around the front shell marks strongly highlights the kiln-transformed characteristics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConversely, the natural ash glaze adhering to the rim has shifted to a cobalt blue due to the influence of the black slip, and it will likely show an even deeper blue color when wet during use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored after being purchased new.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.9cm x 6.7cm x Height 7.6cm\n\nKoichiro Isezaki was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1974, 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\nLater, in 1998, he studied under Jeff Shapiro, a potter living in New York City and a student of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter learning pottery for about two years, he returned to Japan and became an independent potter in 2000 under his father, Jun Isezaki.","brand":"伊勢崎晃一朗","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618206306401,"sku":"7735","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7735.jpg?v=1790233178","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7735","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}