{"product_id":"bizen-hidasuki-tokkuri-by-isezaki-taku-fire-cord-sake-bottle-with-signed-box","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Tokkuri by Isezaki Taku - Fire-Cord Sake Bottle with Signed Box","description":"Experience authentic Japanese Bizen Ware with this Hidasuki Firing Tokkuri. This Sake Tokkuri serves as an Isezaki Taku original and Anagama Kiln masterpiece, featuring Fire Cord patterns and Wood Fired Okayama Pottery—a must-have for any collector seeking Japanese Ceramics and Unglazed Pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Isezaki Taku (伊勢崎卓)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hidasuki (火襷 fire-cord)\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei-Reiwa)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Bizen, Okayama Prefecture\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter 8.7 cm × Height 11.2 cm (3.4\" × 4.4\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako with certificate\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Near mint, no damage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHidasuki firing transforms Bizen clay through controlled accident. Straw binds the vessel before entering the anagama kiln. Where rice straw meets clay, iron draws to the surface under reducing flame. The result: red-brown cord marks crossing sandy buff clay in diagonal paths that cannot be predicted or repeated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsezaki Taku inherits this lineage directly. His father, Isezaki Jun, holds the title of Living National Treasure for Bizen ware. The family's kilns in Imbe continue Momoyama-period firing methods, including hidasuki's straw-wrapping ritual. Each tokkuri becomes a document of flame geometry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis vessel's pear-shaped profile with flared lip follows Edo-period sake tokkuri forms. The sandy Bizen clay retains heat while allowing subtle temperature exchange with poured sake. Hidasuki marks wrap the body in asymmetric bands, evidence of straw placement and flame direction during week-long wood firing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Where straw embraced clay, fire wrote its signature.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Isezaki Lineage**: Isezaki Jun received Living National Treasure designation in 2004 for preserving Bizen's unglazed firing traditions. His son Taku continues the family's commitment to anagama (cave kiln) firing and natural clay bodies. The Isezaki workshop maintains kilns built into Imbe hillsides, firing for 10-14 days with red pine fuel to achieve Bizen's characteristic effects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Hidasuki Mechanics**: Rice straw contains silica and carbon. When wrapped around clay and fired in reduction atmosphere, these materials create localized reducing conditions. Iron migrates to the surface, oxidizing into red-brown ferric compounds. The straw burns away, leaving only its chemical signature as crossing cord patterns. Each firing produces unique results based on straw density, wrapping tension, and flame path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Tokkuri Form Evolution**: Edo-period sake culture demanded vessels that pour cleanly while warming sake gently. This pear-shaped profile with narrow neck and flared lip achieves both functions. The form appears in Oribe, Karatsu, and Bizen traditions, each adapting it to local clay and firing methods. Bizen's unglazed surface allows direct heat transfer without glassy insulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Tomobako Documentation**: The signed wooden box and certificate authenticate artist and firing method. Taku's signature and seal confirm provenance. The box becomes part of the object's history, carrying the artist's verification forward through ownership changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 作家：伊勢崎卓\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：火襷（藁巻き焼成）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和期）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：岡山県備前市伊部\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径8.7cm × 高さ11.2cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱・共栞\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：ほぼ完品、傷みなし\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e人間国宝・伊勢崎淳の長男である伊勢崎卓による備前焼火襷徳利。藁を巻いて穴窯で焼成することで、接触部分に赤褐色の緋色が現れる伝統技法。藁に含まれる珪酸と炭素が還元炎の中で鉄分を表面に引き出し、焼成後には藁の軌跡だけが火襷文様として残ります。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e洋梨形の胴に朝顔状に開いた口造りは江戸期の徳利形式を踏襲。備前の砂質土は釉薬を用いずとも熱を保持しながら適度な温度交換を可能にし、燗酒の器として理想的な特性を持ちます。伊勢崎家の穴窯は伊部の丘陵に築かれ、赤松薪で10〜14日間焼成する桃山期以来の手法を今も守り続けています。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The red cord of fire remains where straw once bound.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593481380210,"sku":"260113_a_1579","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m80367273422_3.jpg?v=1771078325","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/bizen-hidasuki-tokkuri-by-isezaki-taku-fire-cord-sake-bottle-with-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}