Vase - Pottery - Japan - 山口県無形文化財保持者　大和保男 (No reserve price)

hagi ware vase by yasuo yamato – designated intangible cultural property holder (yamaguchi prefecture)

with original signed tomobako and artist biography

this is a beautiful hagi ware vase created by yasuo yamato, one of the leading contemporary masters of hagi ceramics and a yamaguchi prefecture designated intangible cultural property holder.
the vase comes with its original wooden tomobako and the artist’s official biography.

details

height: 27.5 cm

circumference: 30.5 cm

depth: 10 cm

weight: 780 g

a finely crafted piece with the soft glaze transitions and refined form typical of high-level hagi ware.

about the artist: yasuo yamato

yasuo yamato (yamato yasuo) is widely recognized as one of the foremost hagi ware artists of the 20th–21st century.
he expanded traditional techniques with a modern artistic approach and contributed greatly to the cultural development of hagi ceramics.

career highlights

1980 – appointed executive director of the japan kôgeikai yamaguchi branch

1988 – designated as intangible cultural property holder of yamaguchi prefecture

2000 – organized the international exhibition “400 years of hagi ware – paris exhibition” in france
(a major milestone in promoting hagi ware globally)

awards & distinctions

1957 – kôfûkai craft prize

1959 – selected for the nitten exhibition

1973 – yamaguchi prefecture arts encouragement award

1975 – selected for the japan traditional crafts exhibition

1979 – japan kôgeikai yamaguchi branch chief prize

1984 – japan kôgeikai yamaguchi branch chief prize

1986 – asahi newspaper award

1986 – tanabe museum “tea culture exhibition” encouragement prize

1989 – yamaguchi prefecture commendation award

1992 – china cultural award

2005 – japan kôgeikai award

2007 – awarded the order of the rising sun, gold rays with rosette

publications

“hagi-yaki iden – sakasa shishi – gekirō no haruka ni” (the media john, 2005)

yasuo yamato’s works are highly valued both in japan and overseas for their artistic refinement and historical significance within the hagi ceramic tradition.

shipping

shipping via dhl or japan post.
please note that import duties may apply depending on your country.