Tokuda Yasokichi III, Living National Treasure
Vase with Brilliant Glaze, 1980s
Glazed porcelain
Size 10½ x 10½ x 10½ in. (26.7 x 26.5 x 26.5 cm)
T-5161
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An almost spherical porcelain jar with slightly flattened base and top, small slender neck, and out-turned mouth, covered in the artist’s characteristic subtly blended hekiyū glazes ranging from deep black...
An almost spherical porcelain jar with slightly flattened base and top, small slender neck, and out-turned mouth, covered in the artist’s characteristic subtly blended hekiyū glazes ranging from deep black to pale blues and greens
The vase comes with its original fitted paulownia-wood tomobako storage box inscribed on top Saiyu tsubo (brilliant-glazed jar) and signed Kutani Yasokichi with seal reading Kutani Yasokichi.
Born in Ishikawa prefecture, Tokuda Yasokichi III was designated a Living National Treasure in 1997, following the lead of his grandfather Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873–1956), who taught him traditional methods of Kutani glaze preparation and decoration. After 1973 Tokuda Yasokichi III invented a technique that enabled him to control the suffusion of Kutani color glazes, creating a starburst effect.
The vase comes with its original fitted paulownia-wood tomobako storage box inscribed on top Saiyu tsubo (brilliant-glazed jar) and signed Kutani Yasokichi with seal reading Kutani Yasokichi.
Born in Ishikawa prefecture, Tokuda Yasokichi III was designated a Living National Treasure in 1997, following the lead of his grandfather Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873–1956), who taught him traditional methods of Kutani glaze preparation and decoration. After 1973 Tokuda Yasokichi III invented a technique that enabled him to control the suffusion of Kutani color glazes, creating a starburst effect.