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Bizen Ware Sake Tokkuri by Isezaki Taku with Original Box and Cloth, Ta Seal
Bizen Ware Sake Tokkuri by Isezaki Taku with Original Box and Cloth, Ta Seal
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Bizen ware tokkuri (sake flask) made by Isezaki Taku. Suited for use as a sake vessel and also as a single-flower vase. It bears the potter's "Ta" ceramic stamp seal (see photo 17).
Isezaki Taku was born in 1963 in Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Isezaki Mitsuru, a holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property status. He graduated from the crafts department of Osaka University of Arts in 1987, trained under his father, and became independent in 2001. He is known for detailed sculptural work and tatara slab-building, and has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and Okayama.
Dimensions: Height 13 cm, mouth diameter (outer) 3.2 cm, body diameter 8.3 cm
Weight: 291 g
Includes: Original matching wooden box (two-batten lid), matching cloth, and information slip
Please refer to the photos for the item's current appearance and condition.
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