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Large Contemporary Ceramic Tsubo Jar by Kai Tsujimura

Creator: Kai Tsujimura
Offered by: Tishu

Description
A massive stoneware tsubo floor jar created by Japanese contemporary ceramic artist Kai Tsujimura (1976-). The heavy jar with its impressive volume was made in the tradition of Iga ware with local coarse sandy clay that turned reddish after the firing. It took its shape from heavy medieval storage jars with a wide-open mouth. For a nearly identical form, see an Echizen jar from Heian period (794–1185) in the collection of MET (Accession Number: 1977.261). The surface showcases scattered white crystalized feldspars and a green vitrified ash glaze cascade down the body (known as biidoro in Japanese - after the Portuguese word for glass vidoro). These is a globular shape impressed on the jar. It is a signature practice of the Tsujimura potter family by stacking bowls between the pieces in the kiln during the firing, resulting in an accidental but iconic aethetic (Kai and Yui Tsujimura, another well-known potter. are both sons of celebrated potter Shiro Tsujimura)
The tsubo is signed K on its shoulder and it comes with a wood plaque with the title "Natural Glaze Tsubo with wide mouth" on one side and signed and sealed Kai on the other side, both in Kanji.
Provenance: Ex-David Drabkin Collection. On loan: Yale University Art Gallery, 2018-2019

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	stoneware
Condition:	Good. Fine condition
Creation Date:	2000s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Pottery, Asian
Patterns:	Abstract, Asian/Oriental, Contemporary/Modern, Geometric, Handmade
Incollect Reference #:	600167

Dimensions

H.	24.75 in;	Diam.	26 in;
H.	62.87 cm;	Diam.	66.04 cm;

Message from Seller:

Our collection ranges from Neolithic Art to 20th century collectible art and design. It spans 5000 thousand years of history and crosses many civilizations and cultures. Our aesthetic strongholds are Mid-century studio design, Japanese and Korean art, Asian Textile Art and Contemporary Aboriginal Art. The diversity is united behind our singular vision to seek for timeless beauty and driven purely by our passion