Man Nen (Ten Thousand Years)

Isezaki Jun Japanese

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In 1961, Isezaki revived the single-chamber anagama, or tunnel kiln, a firing method that produces wood-ash glazes. The finest Bizen pieces are often the result of careful design and fortuitous accident. Hand-built, this piece was coated in an iron-rich slip with black pigment and placed in the kiln near the firebox where it could be blasted with wood ash that melted on its surface. The artist was designated a Living National Treasure in 2004.

Man Nen (Ten Thousand Years), Isezaki Jun (Japanese, born 1936), Stoneware with black slip (Bizen ware), Japan

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Man Nen (Ten Thousand Years), Isezaki Jun (Japanese, born 1936), Stoneware with black slip (Bizen ware), Japan
Man Nen (Ten Thousand Years), Isezaki Jun (Japanese, born 1936), Stoneware with black slip (Bizen ware), Japan

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