|
Quiet, elegant, soft, confident and serene; all 'feelings' to describe this square Shodai vase by Inoue Taishu(b.1941), the leading Shodai potter in the land. He first studied in Kyoto with Morino Kako (1959, Taimei's father) and then studied at the Shodai Takemiya kiln(1960) with the first Chikashige Jitaro. A few years later he established his own kiln in Kumamoto in 1965 and then built a noborigama kiln at the base of Mt.Shodai in 1968. It's there he still pots. His career and awards are too long to list here yet he is well represented in major exhibitions and at the Folk Craft Museum in Tokyo, and his work has been presented to the current Emperor--at the latter's request. To celebrate this humble, yet extraordinary folk potter's career, a fifty-year commemorative exhibition was held at the Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center last year. This vase was featured in Inoue's retrospective book, of which a copy will be included. In perfect condition with a signed box, 24.8cm.tallx13.5, signed on base.
|
