The keshiki on these five memezara plates by Nakamura Donen of the Yagoto Kiln is spectacular. Dark liquid glaze blankets the rich candy colored ame-yu, highlighting the folds in the clay left from forming on a piece of cloth. On one dish the thicker area of glaze is fractured, causing that area to shine as if glass shards were embedded in the clay. Each dish is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter and all are in excellent condition. The first Donen (1876-1937) studied under important Kyoto artist ...click for details
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