A Bizen-yaki flower vase made by Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki. Comes with a shared box (two-way mortise and tenon). With pottery mark (image 17). [Size (as shown in image 2)] Height: 23.3cm Width (including ears): 13.1cm Depth: 12cm Bottom diameter: 11cm Weight: 1.6kg Please forgive any slight errors due to amateur measurements. [Delivery date and time cannot be specified] Due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery, delivery date and time cannot be specified. [No price reduction] This product cannot be discounted. Please refrain from price negotiations. [Jun Isezaki (Isezaki Jun)] Born in Ibe, Bizen City in 1936. The second son of Yo-zan Isezaki (Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture), known as a master of ceramic sculpture and handicrafts. He learned pottery techniques from his father from an early age and majored in crafts at the Special Art Department of the Faculty of Education, Okayama University. In 1959, upon graduating from university, he began full-scale pottery activities under his father. In 1960, aiming to reproduce Momoyama Bizen, he and his elder brother Mitsuru (Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture) restored a medieval semi-underground anagama kiln on Koya-san. The following year, they succeeded in firing. The first kiln produced bright firing of the Momoyama period. In 1966, he became a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association. In 1997, he exhibited at the "Bizen-yaki Paris Exhibition." In 1998, he became the chairman of the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch and a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture. In 2004, he was designated as the fifth holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) in Bizen-yaki. He has also received the Sanyo Shimbun Award (Cultural Merit) and the Miki Memorial Award. In 2005, he received the Okayama Prefectural Culture Award. In 2006, he held a group exhibition in Boston. Supported by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Harvard University. In 2010, he became an honorary citizen of Bizen City. [Style] His works include flower vases, plates, tea ceramics, as well as ceramic walls and objects. He works on a wide range of pieces, from traditional ones to those with a refined sense of form. He is also a leading figure in Bizen-yaki reliefs. In addition to ceramic walls for the new Prime Minister's official residence and the Seishin Gakuen Centennial Memorial Hall, in 2006 he completed the ceramic wall "Kibi Sanka," which he himself calls one of his representative works, in the entrance hall of the Sanyo Shimbun headquarters building. [Main Awards] Many awards including the Kane-shige Toyo Award, the Okayama Prefectural Culture Encouragement Award, the Sanyo Shimbun Award, and the Tea Ceremony Design Exhibition Excellence Award / Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition (judge) #Flower_vase #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery Ceramics Pottery Traditional crafts Collection Marked Artist's work Unglazed firing Six Ancient Kilns Bizen-yaki Flower vase Flower stand Ikebana Ornament Interior Yo-zan Isezaki Sangiri Type...Stoneware Pottery...Bizen-yaki