Guinomi / Shino / Kato Seizo
Shino Guinomi by Kato Seizo
This Shino guinomi was made by the late 13th generation Mino potter Kato Kagekiyo (1930-1979, Seizo). Kato was one of finest Mino potters after the first generation of Showa greats, such as Tokuro and Toyozo. In the 1973 book called 'Kama-betsu, Gendai no Tougei' (Individual kilns, Contemporary Pottery) by the late Kuroda Ryoji he wrote that seven potters were the upcoming stars of Mino. Along with Kato were Hayashi Kotaro (1940-1981), Suzuki Osamu(current Shino Living National Treasure), Matsuyama Suketoshi, Kato Kozo, Tamaoki Yasuo, Ando Hidetaka, and Okuiso Eiroku(1930-1987). Kato, and his young-superstar son Yasukage, have some of the strongest kodai and soothing pastel Shino glazes in all of Mino. This guinomi has a Zen circle-enso drawn on the front to remind us of cycles; the cycle of life, of each precious day, of leaving the house each day and returning, of the seasons, of the universe, of life itself. In perfect condition with a signed box, 5.4cm.tallx7.1, signed on base.
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