Bizen Yohen Flower Vase

This Bizen flower vase is the work of Kazuki Nakamura, who carries on the tradition of master sake-ware potters Rokuro and Shin Nakamura to create deeply evocative pieces. It is an exquisite vase, adorned with such magnificent kiln-transmutation effects that one is tempted to repurpose it as a sake vessel. Divided by a constriction at the center, the piece features a soft scarlet hue and matte "kase-goma" ash glaze on one side, and well-melted yellow "goma" ash glaze on the other. This superb kiln-transmutation can be enjoyed from any angle. Signed wooden box
(Including handles) Diameter 15.8cm × Diameter 13.4cm × Height 22.4cm Kazuki Nakamura was born in 1980 as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather and father to hone his pottery skills. He fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.