{"product_id":"p7907","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by the master artisan Mitsuru Isezaki, who loved Bizen ware and made significant contributions to the region.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic resume up to 1999 is included, suggesting the piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBelieving always that the essence of Bizen ware lies in the quality of the clay, this piece features the profound scenery characteristic of Mitsuru-sensei, who remained dedicated to using high-quality rice-field clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire exterior surface is coated in natural ash glaze, offering a feast of interwoven yellow sesame, matte sesame, and sangiri (reduced-fire) patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior also features a dusting of fine, snow-like sesame ash; it lacks flashy extravagance, but that is precisely why it is a piece one can enjoy for a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a classic form among Mitsuru-sensei’s sake cups, with a slightly tapered shoulder and an open rim, making it simple and easy to use.\n\nSigned wooden box (double-slat lid) included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.3cm x Height 5.9cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*Please note that a shipping fee of 800 yen will be automatically added at checkout.\n\nMitsuru Isezaki was born in 1934 as the eldest son of the holder of intangible cultural property, Yozan Isezaki. He learned pottery from his father from a young age and majored in sculpture at the special art department of Okayama University.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a master of authentic tea ceramics, he pursued Momoyama-style forms, clay texture, and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe skillfully utilized both climbing kilns and medieval-style anagama kilns, consistently refusing to use electric or gas kilns, preferring instead to fire with split pine wood.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1964 and received the Toyo Kaneshige 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 Okayama Prefecture-designated 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: Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition, and many others \/ Invited contributor to prefectural exhibitions","brand":"伊勢崎 満","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618213548129,"sku":"7907","price":14300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7907.jpg?v=1790233451","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7907","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}