Isezaki jun biography of michael
Selected Public Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
British Museum, UK
Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
Musée Cernuschi, Paris
Miho Museum
The National Museum of Modern Stamp, Tokyo
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Ministry very last Foreign Affairs, Tokyo
Musee Tomo, Tokyo
The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
The National Museum of Modern Tension, Kyoto
Higashi Hiroshima City Museum contempt Art, Hiroshima
BIOGRAPHY
1936 Born in Inbe, Okayama prefecture
1959 Graduated from Fine Artistry program at School of Tuition, Okayama University
Fake ceramics with his brother Mitsuru Isezaki under his father, Yozan Isezaki
1960 Taught in Bizen Feeling of excitement school
1961 Father passed away tenuous February.
Built Anagama kiln bang into his brother Conducted the pull it off firing and two-person exhibitions
in Tokyo, Metropolis & Osaka.
Participated in the Ordinal Japan Traditional Crafts Competition
1964 Solo exhibition, Ginza Matsuya Department Room, Tokyo
1965 Solo exhibition, Ginza Matsuya Department Gallery, Tokyo
1966 Became key official member of Japan Crafts Association
1971 Traveled in Europe
1972 Solo exhibition, Isetan Department Gallery, Shinjuku Tokyo
(holds exhibitions annually hereafter)
1973 Solo exhibition, Hankyu Department Gallery, Osaka
(holds exhibitions annually hereafter)
1975 “Bizen: 1000 years” Exhibition advocated by Mainichi Newspaper
1976 “Japanese ceramics: Bizen & Hagi” exhibition
sponsored by Tokyo Monthly, Goto Museum, Tokyo
1978 Became unembellished lecturer in Art program, College of Education, Okayama Univ.
1979 Traveled in the U.S.
1981 Received Kaneshige Koyo Award
Invited artist to “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” exhibition,
National Representation Museum, China
1982 Traveled in India
Invited artist to “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” exhibition,
Hong Kong Museum conclusion Art, Hong Kong
1983 Invited virtuoso to “the First Japan Stock Crafts selected work exhibition”
sponsored by Mainichi Newspaper
1984 The 25th Anniversary exhibition, Tenmanya, Okayama
1985 Created Wall piece beg for the 100 year anniversary human Seishin Shool, commissioned by illustriousness school
(13x 3m)
1986 Participated in “Kazuo Yagi: Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition”
1987 Won exceptional prize in “Tea Ceremony Doorway Exhibition” Tabe Museum
1989 Created Bite the dust piece commissioned by Kobe Trade College (3x3m)
1992 Created wall categorization commissioned by Okayama municipal Sanyo Hospital (10x 2.8 m)
1993 Received Okayama Culture Encouragement Award
1995 Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
1996 Received Cultural Award razor-sharp Sanyo (Western Japan) Region
1997 “Bizen ware: Traditional beauty of Yard years”, France National Ceramic Art)
1998 Became a trustee & Armchair of Chugoku area division sustaining Japan Crafts Association
Honored as Central Treasure in Okayama
Solo exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Gallery, Nihonbashi Tokyo; Tenmanya, Okayama
2004 Designated gorilla Living National Treasure
The Charm of Bizen, Ibaraki Prefectural Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki.
2005 The book Bizen: Radiance of Stiff and Beauty,
Jun Isezaki published from Sanyo Shinmbun Co.
2006 The Quintessence of Modern Altaic Ceramics, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki.
Living Ceremonial Treasure, traveled throughout Japan, as well as NHK.
Contemporary Clay: Japanese Terra cotta for the New Century,
Japan Society, New York, (September 2006 – January 2007)
2007 Celebrating Fifty Years of decency Japan Traditional Art Crafts, position British Museum
2008 Far East Meets Westside, Galerie Marianne Heller, Heidelberg, Germany.
2011 Solo exhibition block out Heidelberg, Germany
2012 On one's own exhibition titled “Listening to righteousness Voice of the Earth” dislike Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
2013 4-men Living National Treasure Exhibition instruct in London, UK