Jar / / Murata Gen
Murata Gen was one of the finest 20th century Mashiko potters; more about this important Mingei potter in our archives. This Murata jar is quite unusual in that it has a Kenzan type sumi-e drawing on front--tree with hut and kanji for senshu (thousand autumns) meaning thousand years/ many years on the back; boxed, perfect condition, 22cm.tallx19x15, a fine museum piece for this season.
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We have recently moved our gallery, but remain in the same quaint Kyoto district, and are now right in front of the Philosopher’s Path. The house was built in 1935 by a family in the kimono fabric business, and contains a classic Naka-niwa interior garden… Join us
At the intersection of Shirakawa-dori and Imadegawa-dori there is a Bank of Kyoto on the corner, and across the street on the north side is the start of the Philosopher's Path. Please use the map starting from there. Download the map