Jar / Mashiko / Kimura Ichiro
Mashiko Jar by Kimura Ichiro
In the Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum works can be seen by Hamada, Tomimoto, Kawai, Kamoda, Leach, Shimaoka, Murata, Sakuma, and Kimura Ichiro. In fact, a full retrospective of Kimura was held at the museum in 1998- such is his importance in Mashiko- even though his name isn't that well known in the west. Kimura(1915-1978) studied with Hamada starting in 1935. He had his first kiln opening of his own in 1947 and showed at important exhibitions including one at the Tokyo National Museum in 1964. There is quite a mysterious aura that surrounds this persimmon-kaki and shinsha-red jar by Kimura; he was such an innovator with glazes and it surely shows on this full-rounded tsubo-jar. Quite reflective, it was hard to capture the contrast of the arching dual interacting lines; hope the beauty and intensity comes through in the photos. In perfect condition, dating to the 1960s, 22.5cm.tallx20.2, stamped on base.
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