Born 1936, Okayama Prefecture
Currently the Living National Treasure ceramist of Bizen ware, Isezaki Jun comes from a distinguished line of potters that have always used the anagama-style of firing as their hallmark. His father, Isezaki Yōzan, was a specialist in decorative figural works (saikumono) while his elder brother, Isezaki Mitsuru, specializes in teaware. Developing his own style apart from that of his family, Isezaki Jun creates works that are characterized by a sense of both boldness and lightness, representing his own aesthetic. Isezaki recognizes that it is his mission to create a new tradition that maintains its connection to his inheritance.
Selected Public Collections:
Bizen Pottery Museum, Bizen, Okayama, Japan
British Museum, London, UK
Brooklyn Museum, NY
Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima, Japan
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan
Kano Museum of Art, Yasugi City, Japan
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Miho Museum, Shigaraki, Shiga, Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
Musée Cernuschi, Paris, France
Musée Tomo, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
Portland Art Museum, OR
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
