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No. 4829
Bizen Sake Cup
¥18,000
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Description
This Bizen sake cup is by the fourth generation Kazan Matsuda, a master who faithfully inherited traditional Bizen techniques as a dedicated practitioner of tea ceramics. Featuring a "classic Bizen" appearance, the traditional *sangiri* kiln-altered scenery is hallmark Kazan. The piece possesses a quiet, understated style—seen in the subtly undulating rim and the way the shoulders and waist are shaped—that conceals the unerring skills of a master craftsman. The foot, however, is where one truly senses the artist's "individuality"; it is wide and powerfully carved with a rhythm unique to Kazan, and the large character "華" (Hana) incised into it adds an intriguing touch. (Please note that while there are no signs of use or staining, this is a pre-owned work.)
Signed wooden box (shiho-san type)
Diameter 6.2cm x Diameter 6.2cm x Height 5.8cm Kazan Matsuda IV was the second son of the renowned master Kazan Matsuda III, and learned the potter's craft under his father from a young age. Upon graduating from the ceramics department of Bizen High School in 1955, he succeeded as the fourth-generation Kazan. While continuing his pottery work, he followed in the footsteps of his mentor, Zenji Uragami, by serving as an instructor in the ceramics department at the same school for seven years starting in 1961. His work centered on tea ceramics, though he also produced vases, sake vessels, and tableware. Using a semi-underground anagama kiln, he strove to capture the authentic earthiness of old Bizen, focusing on wine-colored surfaces and golden *goma* (sesame) ash glazes. He won the Asahi Prize at the Modern Japanese Ceramics Exhibition in 1962. From 1963, his work was consistently selected for the Japan Kogei Exhibition, and he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. He received the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1982 and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997. In 2002, he was designated as a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property. He passed away in 2003.
Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Prize, Sanyo Shimbun Prize, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Prize, Asahi Prize at the Modern Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, and many others / Juror for the Prefectural Art Exhibition
Diameter 6.2cm x Diameter 6.2cm x Height 5.8cm Kazan Matsuda IV was the second son of the renowned master Kazan Matsuda III, and learned the potter's craft under his father from a young age. Upon graduating from the ceramics department of Bizen High School in 1955, he succeeded as the fourth-generation Kazan. While continuing his pottery work, he followed in the footsteps of his mentor, Zenji Uragami, by serving as an instructor in the ceramics department at the same school for seven years starting in 1961. His work centered on tea ceramics, though he also produced vases, sake vessels, and tableware. Using a semi-underground anagama kiln, he strove to capture the authentic earthiness of old Bizen, focusing on wine-colored surfaces and golden *goma* (sesame) ash glazes. He won the Asahi Prize at the Modern Japanese Ceramics Exhibition in 1962. From 1963, his work was consistently selected for the Japan Kogei Exhibition, and he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. He received the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1982 and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997. In 2002, he was designated as a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property. He passed away in 2003.
Awards: Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Prize, Sanyo Shimbun Prize, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Prize, Asahi Prize at the Modern Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, and many others / Juror for the Prefectural Art Exhibition
Details
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