No.16666 Mineo Okabe [Mikishi] (Kiln-transformed rice-colored porcelain cup)

Height (5.5cm) Diameter (10.9cm)
Double painted box.
From 1963, three years after the Eijin Vase Incident, Mineo devoted himself to the study of celadon, leaving behind many masterpieces, including a large celadon kettle for the Shingu main hall, demonstrating his extraordinary and genius talent and receiving increasingly high praise. After working on various advanced celadons such as powder celadon, emerald celadon, and rice-colored celadon, he particularly desired to create a work of Jiaotan Guan kiln celadon that had been discontinued since the Song Dynasty in China, and this work (a sake cup) is highly regarded artistically as having reached a more attractive realm through his unique ingenuity. The delicate workmanship throughout is flawless, with the deep, clear celadon color given a yellowish tinge by the kiln change that is only seen in "kiln-changed rice-colored porcelain", giving it a mysterious charm, and the fine double crazing and each part are flawless, giving the overall balance and texture a dignified quality. This is a particularly large piece, and the glaze tone and style are both magnificent and can only be expressed by the outstanding Mineo, making it a very valuable, top-class masterpiece.