{"product_id":"p7786","title":"Bizen-yaki sake cup","description":"This is a Bizen ware sake cup (guinomi) by the master craftsman Mitsuru Isezaki, a man who loved Bizen ware and made immense contributions to Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic biography dated up to 1998 is included, suggesting this piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBelieving always that the true virtue of Bizen ware lies in the quality of its clay, Mitsuru-sensei remained dedicated to using superior rice-field clay, and this piece embodies the profound scenery characteristic of his work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sake cup offers a strikingly different impression between its interior and exterior; while the outside features the calm, refined kiln-altered (yohen) finish typical of Mitsuru-sensei, the inside displays a remarkably intense metallic gold sheen that glitters like platinum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHowever, its appeal is not limited to that metallic sheen; the fundamentals of Bizen ware are firmly established here, from the rich, earthy \"shiso\" red hue to the withered aesthetic of the yellow sesame (kigoma) glaze and sangiri firing effects.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is a classic among Mitsuru-sensei's sake cups, with a slightly tapered shoulder and an open rim, making it both simple and easy to use.\n\nSigned wooden box (two-way sliding lid)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.2cm x 6.2cm x Height 5.7cm\n\nMitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of the Intangible Cultural Property holder Yozan Isezaki. He learned ceramic techniques from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at the special art department of Okayama University.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA master of authentic tea ceramics, he pursued the aesthetics, clay quality, and firing methods of the Momoyama period.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe alternated between using climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns depending on the work, insisting on firing with pine wood and never using electric or gas kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Toyo Kaneshige Memorial Award in 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 1994 and the 15th Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Prize in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn March of that same year, he was designated as a holder of an Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in August 2011 at the age of 77.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards include: Toyo Kaneshige Memorial Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, and many others \/ Invited exhibitor at Prefectural Art Exhibitions","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618208600161,"sku":"7786","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7786.jpg?v=1790233258","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7786","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}