26141 Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki Bizen Sake Cup

Height 4.9cm
Diameter 7.1cm

Jun Isezaki was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1936. He graduated from the Department of Special Art, Faculty of Education, Okayama University in 1959, and in 1961 built a semi-underground anagama kiln with his brother Mitsuru Isezaki. He creates works that incorporate a modern sense of form while preserving the traditional techniques of Bizen ware. In 2004, he was designated a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).