25982 Kazuhiro Yamamoto Pure Platinum Cornflower Incense Burner

Height 11.0cm
Diameter 10.0cm

Yamamoto Kazuhiro was born in Nagasaki in 1944. He learned Arita ware by himself and started researching pure platinum color at the age of 41. He is a famous artist who uses 98% pure platinum and is the only person in the world to create pottery using "pure platinum". The small raised patterns are made by applying a muddy layer of clay 20 to 30 times to create a three-dimensional finish, and then applying platinum on top of that using the same method.

He continues to work patiently and patiently in silence until he completes a unique piece. Yamamoto began training in Arita/Imari ware in his hometown of Saga Prefecture in 1969, and is famous for perfecting the Platinum Color technique, which he began using in 1985, using high-purity platinum.

This unique technique allows the colour and lustre of the porcelain to be enhanced, creating a colour scheme that is different from the previously known layered underglaze and overglaze paints of gold, red and blue.

In 2010, he had a special invitational exhibition at the National Museum of Ceramic Art in Valencia, Spain. His artistic talent was recognized as a "ceramic jewel" by the Honorary President of the Catalan Ceramic Society, and Yamamoto's collection has come to be admired worldwide.