25878 Kazuhiro Yamamoto Pure Platinum Color Rising Carp Decorative Vase

Height 28.2cm
Diameter 15.6cm

Yamamoto Kazuhiro was born in Nagasaki in 1944. He learned Arita ware on his own, and began researching pure platinum color at the age of 41. He is a famous potter who uses 98% pure platinum, and is the only person in the world to create pottery using this material. The body of the pottery is decorated with a rising carp, which is likened to the gateway to success, and small raised patterns. This is achieved by applying a muddy layer of clay 20 to 30 times to create a three-dimensional finish, and then applying platinum over it using the same method, making full use of the "mounding" technique.
By continuing this painstaking, patient work in silence, a one-of-a-kind piece of work is created.
This work is made by the same artist as a piece now in the collection of the Spanish National Ceramics Museum.