Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki
- Ceramics
- 1936 -
| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan |
|---|---|
| Status | Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Bizen ware ) |
- 1936 Born as the second son of ceramic artist ISEZAKI Yozan in 2207 Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture
- 1959 Graduated from the Special Department of Art in the Faculty of Education at the Okayama University. Studied ceramics together with his brother Mitsuru under his father ISEZAKI Yozan
- 1960 Worked as a teacher in Bizen High School from September to March of the following year
- 1961 His father passed away in February. Established a semi-underground anagama kiln with his brother in May
Two-men exhibition in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka
Submitted to the 8th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 1966 Full member, Japan Kogei Association
- 1971 Toured Europe
- 1975 Submitted to the “Bizen Millenium Exhibition” hosted by Mainichi Shimbun
- 1976 Submitted to the “Japanese Bizen Wares Hagi Exhibition” hosted by the Tokyo Shimbun and the Gotoh Museum
- 1978 Lecturer at the Special Department of Art in the Faculty of Education at the Okayama University (up until 1987)
- 1979 Toured the USA
- 1981 Invited to submit to the “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition” at the National Museum of History, Taiwan
- 1982 Visited India
Invited to submit to the “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition” at the Hong Kong Urban Council and the Hong Kong Museum of Art - 1983 Invited to submit to the 1st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Selection Exhibition hosted by Mainichi Shimbun
- 1985 Produced a ceramic mural for the Seishin Gakuen 100th Anniversary Memorial Hall
- 1986 Submitted to the “Kazuo Yagi Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition”
- 1989 Produced a ceramic mural for the Kobe University of Commerce entrance hall
- 1992 Produced a ceramic mural for the Okayama Sanyo Hospital Fujisaki-en
- 1997 Submitted to the “Bizen Wares – a Thousand Years of Traditional Beauty Exhibition” (Musée National de Céramique)
- 1998 Director at the Japan Kogei Association
Chief Secretary at the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch
Designated as an Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property - 2002 Produced a ceramic mural for the new Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
- 2003 Submitted to the “Crafting Modern Beauty in Japan Exhibition” (Japan Traditional Art Crafts 50th Anniversary Exhibition)
- 2004 Submitted to the “Charm of Bizen Wares Exhibition” at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property - 2005 “Bizen, Light of Clay and Flame, Jun Isezaki” was published by Sanyo Shimbun
- 2006 Submitted to the “Japanese Ceramics – 100 Years of Beauty Exhibition” at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Submitted to the Living National Treasure Exhibition hosted by NHK, and toured around the country
Family exhibition at Boston, USA
Supported by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University, and Japan Society
Produced a ceramic mural for the entrance hall of the new Sanyo Shimbun office building - 2007 Submitted to the “Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan – Celebrating 50 Years of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition” at the British Museum
- 2008 Solo exhibition in Heidelberg and Frankfurt Museum of Arts & Crafts, Germany
Executive Director at the Japan Kogei Association - 2011 Solo exhibition in Heidelberg, Germany
- 2012 Solo exhibition titled “Listening to the Voice of the Earth” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
- 2013 4-men Living National Treasure Exhibition in London, UK
- 1981Received the Kaneshige Toyo Award
- 1987Received the Excellence Award at the Tanabe Museum of Art “Arts of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition
- 1993Received the Okayama Cultural Incentive Award
- 1996Received the Sanyo Shimbun Award (Cultural Service)
- 2004Received the Okayama Prefecture Miki Memorial Award
- 2005Received the Okayama Cultural Award
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