{"product_id":"p8019","title":"Hibibi 2022 Guinomi","description":"Born into a prestigious Bizen ware family as the eldest son of Shin Isezaki, Yotaro Isezaki continues to create works with a new style unfettered by existing concepts; this is his \"Hibi 2022\" (Days 2022) sake cup.\u003cbr\u003e\nIncorporating AI-generated images and transfer techniques, he translates modern sensibilities into ceramics, pursuing his own unique form of expression.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the title \"Hibi 2022,\" images from his own iPhone camera roll are scattered across the surface of the vessel using transfer paper, creating an effect like a photo collage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased on an original clay blend of porcelain and \"mogusa\" clay, the surface is finished with slip and glaze, treating the vessel itself as a canvas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, this earthen canvas influences the contours of the transfers due to the clay particles and glaze, producing a unique, weathered texture as if the piece had been used over a long period of time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe body features powerful carvings made with a spatula, giving the sake cup a design that appears to expand and contract, resulting in a piece with a commanding presence that holds its own against the visual impact of the camera roll transfers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBuilt upon the foundation of traditional sake ware forms, this piece showcases a new mode of ceramic expression unique to Yotaro Isezaki, layering contemporary elements such as AI, image transfers, and smartphone functionality.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.3cm x 7.2cm x Height 6.7cm\n\nYotaro Isezaki was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1995, the eldest son of Shin Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Kyoto Seika University in 2018, he studied under his father, Shin Isezaki, to hone his pottery skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed the technical course at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2024, and the Ceramics Lab program at the same institution in 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently creates works that incorporate modern sensibilities against the backdrop of the Bizen ware tradition.","brand":"伊勢崎陽太郎","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618228555873,"sku":"8019","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8019.jpg?v=1790233628","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p8019","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}