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E-Karatsu Vase by Maruta Munehiko
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Contemporary item# 813074
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Here is a very shibui yet animated eared painted Karatsu (E-(K)garatsu) by the very talented Maruta Munehiko; more about Maruta in our previous Maruta listing. There is nothing about this vase I do not like, from the relaxed form--not easy to do--, to the subtle reed design; and from the folded lip to the sturdy base, this vase is what Karatsu is all about. As with Harada's Bizen, Maruta's Karatsu has the spirit of old Karatsu works, yet still is alive and fresh and not mere copies. In p ...click for details
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Shigaraki Hanging Vase by Koyama Kiyoko
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Pre 2000 item# 808065
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Koyama Kiyoko(b.1936) was born far from Shigaraki in Nagasaki prefecture; she came to Shigaraki when she was eighteen and then spent some time in Kyoto studying about Kenzan and sometsuke blue and white wares. At the age twenty-seven she decided to pursue Shigaraki and thus entered a very closed male world; her strong will pulled her through some very tough discriminating times and she has created some stunning Shigaraki works ever since. More about Koyama can be read in our archives. This is a ...click for details
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Mashiko Faceted Tsubo-Jar by Murata Gen
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Pre 1980 item# 806680
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Murata Gen(1904-1988) was one of the greatest Mingei potters of the 20th century. His pots have all that is good in Mingei. Born in Ishikawa prefecture, Murata Gen wanted to become a painter, yet upon seeing Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji's works at an exhibition in Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Murata was inspired to take up pottery and to pursue Mingei ideals. Murata moved to Mashiko from Tokyo in the hope of finding the means to sustain his family during World War II, a time when food an ...click for details
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