Hidasuki Bizen Tea Bowl / Koichiro Isezaki shinji terauchi are extracted from rice fields

are extracted from rice fields

Hagi ware is softer and more porous than traditional ceramics

Coated with Kohiki (white slip)

Area: Imari

Area: Yamagata Prefecture

Hidasuki Bizen Tea Bowl / Koichiro Isezaki shinji terauchi are extracted from rice fieldsThis tea bowl by Koichiro Isezaki embodies the enduring tradition of Bizen ware while expressing the artists contemporary sensibility. Fired in a wood kiln without glaze, the surface features the characteristic Hidasuki patternvivid reddish lines created when rice straw interacts with the clay during firing. The natural marks of flame, ash, and straw give each piece a unique presence. Rooted in centuries of Bizen tradition, Isezakis work also reflects