Vase / Bizen / Isezaki Yozan
Bizen Vase by Isezaki Yozan
Isezaki Yozan (1902-1961) was one of Bizen's greatest 20th century saikumono-sculptor potters. In Taisho 8 (1919) he entered the famous saikumono Bizen workshop of Korakuen (Kimura Chojiro) before establishing his own kiln in Showa 8 (1933). He was designated an Okayama Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property in Showa 29 (1954); other Bizen potters designated with him that year included Kaneshige Toyo and Fujiwara Kei, both were to become Living National Treasures. Yozan's two sons are current Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun and his older brother Okayama Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property Mitsuru; the Isezaki family is one of Bizen's most famous families. Here is a sangiri style(charcoal blue-gray tones) Bizen eared vase by Yozan that is a quintessential example of a Momoyama-period inspired Bizen eared vase used in a Tea Ceremony; it also shows Isezaki's sculptural senses in the placement of the ears and etched lines, at this point in time it was a revolutionary aspect. Sangiri is seen on the front and on the back can be seen the beauty of the famed Bizen rice paddy clay doted with goma fly ash markings. In perfect condition with a signed box, 25.3cm.tall, signed on base.
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