22837 Kanjiro Kawai (Iron Glazed Flat Vase (Red Color))

Height 40.2cm Width 34.2cm Depth 18.0cm

Together with such great masters as Yanagi Muneyoshi and Hamada Shoji, who are representative of the Japanese folk art world, and Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kuroda Tatsuaki, who are representative of modern Japanese crafts, Kawai Kanjiro was a central figure who built the foundations of the Japanese folk art world and is highly regarded worldwide, having pioneered new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet simple style that pursues "beauty of utility," and winning the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition. It is rare to come across such a masterpiece.