25985 Nishioka Koju Painted Karatsu sake cup NISHIOKA Koju

Height 11.0cm
Diameter 10.0cm

Nishioka Koju is a master craftsman representing modern Karatsu ware, who fascinates pottery lovers with his high level of technical skill, which he developed through his research and research into old kiln sites in order to recreate old Karatsu ware, and his friendship with Koyama Fujio, Arakawa Toyozo, Fujiwara Kei, and others. This piece, with its profound depth and neatly carved base, and its tranquil iron painting painted with unostentatious brushwork, has a simple yet dignified appearance, and is a masterpiece of modern Karatsu ware that embodies everything a craftsman who was fascinated by old Karatsu, explored it, and aimed to recreate it has put into it.