{"product_id":"bizen-ware-inbe-crane-neck-flower-vase-by-isezaki-mitsuru-sealed-with-matching-box","title":"Bizen Ware Inbe Crane-Neck Flower Vase by Isezaki Mitsuru, Sealed with Matching Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a Bizen ware (Bizen-yaki) Inbe crane-neck flower vase (tsuru-kubi hanaire) by Isezaki Mitsuru (伊勢﨑満), a holder of the Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property designation. It is made of unglazed, high-fired Bizen stoneware in the traditional Momoyama-style aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist \/ Maker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isezaki Mitsuru (伊勢﨑満), holder of the Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property designation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject \/ Motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crane-neck flower vase (tsuru-kubi hanaire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unglazed, high-fired Bizen stoneware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bizen stoneware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 21.7 cm, mouth diameter (outer) 5.6 cm, body diameter 11.7 cm; weight 549 g (measured by an amateur; please allow for slight error)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature \/ Seal \/ Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Potter's seal on the piece (see image 16); matching wooden box (tomobako)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matching wooden box (tomobako), matching cloth (tomogire), and pamphlet (shiori)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near unused (like new). Please refer to the photos for the item's current appearance and condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsezaki Mitsuru (1934-2011) was born in Inbe, Bizen City, as the eldest son of Isezaki Yozan. A serious master of tea ceramics, he pursued Momoyama-style forms, clay character, and firing. He fired his works in a climbing kiln and a medieval-style anagama kiln, using only pine wood and avoiding electric or gas kilns. His younger brother Isezaki Jun is a Living National Treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying pamphlet records his ceramic history up to 2007, and the seller believes the work dates from around that time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kura Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50735945056354,"sku":null,"price":218.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1293\/2194\/files\/m73280730937_1.jpg?v=1792607590","url":"https:\/\/kurafinds.com\/products\/bizen-ware-inbe-crane-neck-flower-vase-by-isezaki-mitsuru-sealed-with-matching-box","provider":"Kura Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}