Vase - Grès avec la technique polychrome saiji - Japon - 森勝資 Mori Katsushi

Item Description
森勝資 Mori Katsushi

Mori Katsushi — 彩瓷 Saiji 草文花生 Soumon Hanaire (Polychrome Porcelain Grass-Pattern Flower Vase) with 共箱 Tomobako

This refined flower vase exemplifies the distinctive ceramic style of Mori Katsushi, a full member of the Japan Kogei Association (日本工芸会 Nihon Kogeikai). The piece is executed in saiji — polychrome porcelain — featuring freely flowing grass motifs (kusamon) rendered with exceptional delicacy across the surface. The fluid, organic lines of the design reflect Mori's mastery of overglaze colour technique, achieving a luminous depth and painterly expressiveness that elevates functional form into fine art. The vessel's well-balanced silhouette and the confident brushwork are hallmarks of a mature artist who has exhibited at the prestigious Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (日本伝統工芸展 Nihon Dentō Kōgei Ten) over thirty consecutive times.

The work is accompanied by a tomobako (artist's original wooden box) bearing the artist's hand-written signature and personal seal. The base of the vessel carries a ceramic seal (tōin), a matching impressed seal, and an original numbered sticker (No. 16) — with a corresponding numbered tag preserved in the box, confirming this piece was purchased directly at one of the artist's own exhibitions.
Provenance: Private collection; acquired at the artist's solo/group exhibition.

Size
Height: 12 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Depth: 7.4 cm

Weight
Body only: 616 g
Total (body + tomobako): 880 g

Include
Original wooden box (tomobako) with the artist's hand-written signature and personal seal; original numbered exhibition tag (No. 16) corresponding to the numbered sticker on the base.

Condition
Unused and in mint condition — the protective seal on the base remains intact as originally applied. No cracks, chips, or blemishes.

Artist Profile
森勝資 Mori Katsushi
Mori Katsushi is a ceramist specialising in saiji (polychrome porcelain), known for his signature kusamon (grass-pattern) motifs rendered in luminous overglaze enamels. A full member and active exhibitor of the Japan Kogei Association (Nihon Kogeikai), Eastern Japan Branch, he has presented works continuously at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dentō Kōgei Ten) since the 33rd edition, and has also participated regularly in the Eastern Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and the Ceramics Division Exhibition. In 2012, he received the prestigious Japan Kogei Association Prize at the 40th Traditional Crafts Ceramics Division Exhibition — one of the field's most respected honours. His work is represented in the Nihon Kogeikai's permanent archive of 82 recorded exhibition pieces.

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