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Living National Treasure Yoshimichi Fujimoto (1919-1992) Aka-e Tokkuri


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Living National Treasure Yoshimichi Fujimoto (1919-1992) Aka-e Tokkuri (sake bottle) with iconic floral design.

Light in weight, this work is a masterpiece in transition from pottery to porcelain. On a plump chamfered shape and a milky white background, the iconic flower patterns drawn with a relaxed brush stroke showing vivid colors.

After graduating from Tokyo Fine Arts School, Yoshimichi Fujimoto studied under Hajime Kato, and then learned Kutani ware porcelain while serving as an assistant to Kenkichi Tomimoto. He has succeeded brilliant achievements such as the Japan Ceramic Society Award and the Silver Award at the Geneva International Ceramic Art Exhibition, and has made great contributions and achievements to the history of Japanese art, such as serving as the president of Tokyo University of the Arts, following his his teachers Kenkichi Tomimoto and Hajime Kato.

A ceramist who truly represents modern Japanese ceramics being certified as a living national treasure for "color painting ceramics".

Size
Diameter 8.5cm
Height 12.5cm

Condition
Unused
Supplied with no box