Hagiwara Yoshinori is the fifth generation of a ceramic family in Mashiko, Japan. This shape of this square vase is characteristic of his aesthetic, which imbues traditional craft ceramic forms with a refined elegance. Hagiwara uses the limited palette of reddish-iron kaki (persimmon) and kuro (iron black) glazes and fires his pieces in a wood-burning climbing kiln. 1974 Born in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, as the 5th generation of Hagiwara Pottery 1994 Completed training and research program at Tochigi Prefectural Ceramic Guidance Center (currently Tochigi Ceramic Art Support Center), Japan 2007 Selected for the 61st Tochigi Prefectural Art Festival Exhibition (consecutively selected thereafter) 2010 Selected for the 25th Tochigi Prefectural Art Exhibition (consecutively selected thereafter) 2011 Solo exhibition at PUCKER GALLERY, Boston, USA (held every other year thereafter) 2011 Exhibited at the Mashiko Special Exhibition, Tien Shue Art Museum, the Netherlands 2012 Exhibited at the “Mashiko Pottery: Knowing, Touching, and Using” Exhibition, Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Institute of Science Tokyo), Tokyo, Japan 2014 Certified as a Traditional Craftsperson of Mashiko Ware, Japan 2014 Exhibited at “DENSAN,” ambiente 2014, Frankfurt, Germany 2017 Exhibited in “Mashiko Up-and-Coming” Exhibition, GOLDMARK GALLERY, Uppingham, United Kingdom 2017 Exhibited in “Return Exhibition of Emerging Mashiko Artists in the UK,” Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan 2019 Recommended as a member of the Kokugakai (Japan National Art Society), Japan Including original signed and sealed tomobako. Measurements: diameter: 19 x 18cm height: 56 cm Good condition, there could be signs of age and wear from normal use, marks, stains, scratches, rubbing; please, see pictures for actual condition. Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!