花瓶 - 陶器, 艺术家：Isezaki Jun 伊勢崎淳（1936年出生），附题写的友箱 - 日本 - 花 / 花瓶 / 備前燒

Remarkable Bizen ware - Large Decorative Pottery Vase with inscribed tomobako, made by Living National Treasure - Isezaki Jun伊勢﨑 淳(b.1936).

Artist: Isezaki Jun伊勢﨑 淳(b.1936)

Isezaki Jun 伊勢﨑 淳 (born February 20, 1936) is a Japanese ceramic artist and a Living National Treasure of Bizen ware.

He was born in 1936 in Ibe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the second son of Isezaki Yozan. His older brother is fellow ceramic artist Isezaki Mitsuru. In 1959, he graduated from the Department of Special Art, Faculty of Education, Okayama University.

In 1960, together with Isezaki Mitsuru, he restored a medieval semi-underground anagama kiln at the site of the old kiln at Mount Koya. In 1966, he became a full member of the Japan Kogei Association. In 1978, he became a lecturer at the Department of Special Art, Okayama University. In 1998, he was recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture. He is also a director of the Japan Kogei Association and Secretary-General of the Japan Kogei Association's Chugoku Branch. On September 2, 2004, he was recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).
1981 Kaneshige Toyo Award
1993 Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award
1996 Sanyo Shimbun Award (Cultural Merit Award)
2005 Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award
2025 Person of Cultural Merit

Bizen ware has a long history, dating back over 1,000 years in Okayama Prefecture, located next to Hyogo Prefecture in what is now the Chugoku region. Bizen ware, crafted without glazes to allow the natural character of the clay to shine through, has been favored and treasured by tea masters who value the wabi-sabi aesthetic, a philosophy begun by Sen no Rikyu.

The greatest appeal of Bizen ware lies in the kiln changes that occur during the two-week firing process, which uses no glazes or painted patterns.

The long firing process allows the natural color of the clay on the surface to change, revealing different faces from time to time.

The changes can only be seen when the piece is removed.

Next, the clay used in Bizen ware has low fire resistance and high shrinkage, making it delicate and difficult to handle with sudden temperature changes. For this reason, the slow firing method was developed after much trial and error.

Currently, five people in the Bizen ware field have been recognized as Living National Treasures.
The five are Kaneshige Toyo, Fujiwara Takashi, Yamamoto Toshu, Fujiwara Yu, and Isezaki Jun.
Isezaki Jun's distinctive feature is that while he has deeply studied the history of Bizen ware, including reviving medieval kilns, he has also actively interacted with other artists, which has allowed him to acquire not only a traditional sensibility, but also a modern, contemporary, and cutting-edge sense of form.

By utilizing this modern, contemporary, and cutting-edge sense of form, Isezaki Jun has opened up new horizons in Bizen ware.

with inscribed tomobako.

Height: 20.5 cm
Diameter: 24 cm
New weight: 2.7 kg
Weight with tomobako: 3.6 kg

Good condition, there are signs of wear from age and normal use, please also take a look at the listed photos for a reference.

Will be well packaged and shipping by Japan Post in fast delivery.