1 / 7
No. 7899
Bizen Shuhai
¥66,000
Loading reference prices...
These are approximate reference prices. The actual billing amount may vary depending on the exchange rate.
Description
This is a Bizen Guinomi by Yu Fujiwara, a Living National Treasure who broadened his vision beyond Japan and helped share the appeal of Bizen ware with the world.
It is a work that can be recognized as Fujiwara’s at a glance—direct and uncompromising, as if it confronts the viewer with an unadorned sincerity, free from superficial technique.
Created in the very late period of his life, it clearly shows the distinctive firing results for which Yu Fujiwara is known.
About half of the surface is covered with dark green Kase-Goma, creating a striking contrast with the clay body, where vivid Hi-iro and rich reddish-purple tones emerge.
The way the piece presents its “scenery” through Botamochi effects—one of the signatures of Fujiwara Bizen—is especially captivating. On the front, a crescent-shaped Botamochi sits near the rim, and inside the Guinomi, another Botamochi appears like the moon reflected on the surface of a lake.
Yu Fujiwara is often associated with a deep reddish-purple tone in the clay, yet this work also shows a strong Hi-iro in the interior—around the rim, within the bowl, and inside the foot. As it becomes wet with sake, the colors deepen further, enchanting the viewer all the more.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1932 as the eldest son of Kei Fujiwara.
He was designated a Living National Treasure in 1996.
(The first time in the ceramics industry that both a parent and child have been so designated.)
He passed away in 2001.
It is a work that can be recognized as Fujiwara’s at a glance—direct and uncompromising, as if it confronts the viewer with an unadorned sincerity, free from superficial technique.
Created in the very late period of his life, it clearly shows the distinctive firing results for which Yu Fujiwara is known.
About half of the surface is covered with dark green Kase-Goma, creating a striking contrast with the clay body, where vivid Hi-iro and rich reddish-purple tones emerge.
The way the piece presents its “scenery” through Botamochi effects—one of the signatures of Fujiwara Bizen—is especially captivating. On the front, a crescent-shaped Botamochi sits near the rim, and inside the Guinomi, another Botamochi appears like the moon reflected on the surface of a lake.
Yu Fujiwara is often associated with a deep reddish-purple tone in the clay, yet this work also shows a strong Hi-iro in the interior—around the rim, within the bowl, and inside the foot. As it becomes wet with sake, the colors deepen further, enchanting the viewer all the more.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1932 as the eldest son of Kei Fujiwara.
He was designated a Living National Treasure in 1996.
(The first time in the ceramics industry that both a parent and child have been so designated.)
He passed away in 2001.
Details
- Pottery Type
- guinomi
- Dimensions
- W6.4cm x D6.3cm x H5.2cm
About the Artist
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1932 as Kei Fujiwara's eldest son.
He was accredited as a living human national treasure in 1996.
(The first time in ceramics industry that parents and children are accredited.)
He died in 2001.
He was accredited as a living human national treasure in 1996.
(The first time in ceramics industry that parents and children are accredited.)
He died in 2001.