Platter / Oribe / Mino / Wakao Toshisada
Large Mino Platter by Wakao Toshisada
Here is a stunning large Mino platter by Mino master and world celebrated ceramic artist Wakao Toshisada in perfect condition with a signed box, 6.2cm.tallx50x26.7. Born in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture in 1933, Wakao Toshisada has risen to critical acclaim and popularity for his Shino and other Mino wares; along with LNT Suzuki Osamu and Kato Kozo, he is one of the three great modern masters of Mino. In 2003 he was designated a Gifu Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property holder as well as a past winner of the Japan Ceramic Society Prize, the whole list is too long. His works have been shown the world over and are in important private and museum collections, including the Burke Collection in NYC and the Sackler.