Jun Isezaki
Jun Isezaki ( Japanese 伊 勢 崎 淳 , Isezaki Jun , real name: Atsushi Isezaki ( 伊 勢 崎 惇 ); born February 20, 1936 in Imbe, Bizen , in Okayama Prefecture ) is a Japanese potter and ceramic artist. In 2004 it was declared a living national treasure for the important intangible cultural asset "ceramic manufacture". He is the second eldest son of the ceramic artist Yōzan Isezaki (1902–1961).
After graduating from Okayama University in 1959, Jun Isezaki learned the art of pottery from his father, who was designated as the person responsible for the preservation of Bizen Ceramics by Okayama Prefecture . In 1961, together with his older brother Mitsuru ( 伊 勢 﨑 満 ), who is also an art ceramist, he rebuilt the medieval pedestal tunnel kiln ( 半 地下 式 穴 窯 ) Koyasan ( 姑 耶 山 ) and thus mainly restored traditional ones Tea bowls. In 1966 he became a full member of the "Japanese Society for Crafts" ( 日本 工 芸 会 , Nihon Kōgeikai ). From 1978 on he taught in the special art department at Okayama University. In 1981 he was awarded the Kaneshige Tōyō Prize.
Jun Isezaki was named a Living National Treasure on September 2, 2004 for his Bizen ceramics. Most recently he received the Okayama Prefecture Culture Prize in 2005.
Individual evidence
Web links
- 伊 勢 崎 淳 (い せ ざ き じ ゅ ん) . Kano Museum of Art, 2015,accessed March 18, 2015(Japanese).
- 伊 勢 崎 淳 . Gallery Wakabayashi, 2010,accessed March 18, 2015(Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isezaki, Jun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊 勢 崎 淳 (Japanese); Isezaki Atsushi (real name); 伊 勢 崎 惇 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese artisan and living national treasure |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imbe, Bizen , Okayama Prefecture |