isezaki Mitsuru (1934-2011)

Isezaki Mitsuru was a member of the Nihon Kōgei Kai (Japan Association for Arts and Crafts). He was awarded with the Kaneshige-Tōyō Price in 1973. In 1998, he was given the honorable title of “Okayama Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property". His younger brother is Isezaki Jun (born in 1936) who is a Ningen Kokuho artist (Japanese "Living National Treasure") also working in the Bizen pottery tradition.

The Funa Tokkuri shape is a style unique to Bizen ware. When it is used on a ship or boat, the bottom is wide so it may not topple.

Hi-tasuki (Hi-dasuki) : This is a unique technique found in Bizen pottery, already deployed in the Momoyama Period. Pieces of rice straw are soaked in salt water and bound around the unglazed body of pottery, creating the distinct « red ribbons » design during the firing.

Bizen Hanaire (vase)

Circa 1981-1990

Hidasuki, Funa-tokkuri shape

Earthen ware pottery

26,5 cm (w) x 47,5 cm (h)

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