ISEZAKI Jun | Bizen Bizen Jar
ISEZAKI Jun 伊勢崎淳(1936- )
Bizen Jar 備前壺
H10.2” x Dia9.4”, H26 x Dia24cm
Stoneware
Public Collection:
The British Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki
Higashi Hiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima.
1936 Born in Inbe, Okayama prefecture
1959 Graduated from Fine Art program at School of Education, Okayama University
Studied ceramics with his brother Mitsuru under his father, Isezaki Yozen
1960 Taught in Bizen High school
1961 Built Anagama kiln with his brother
1966 Became an official member of Japan Crafts Association
1971 Traveled in Europe
1978 Became a lecturer in Art program, School of Education, Okayama Univ.
1987 Won a prize in “Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition” Tabe Museum
1993 Received Okayama Culture Encouragement Award
1996 Received Cultural Award in Sanyo (Western Japan) Region
1998 Honored as Important Treasure in Okayama
2004 Designated as a Living National Treasure
2007 Celebrating Fifty Years of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts, the British
