26036 Kanjiro Kawai Cinnabar Bowl

Height 10.8cm
Diameter 12.2cm

Alongside such masters as Yanagi Muneyoshi and Hamada Shoji, who represent the Japanese folk art world, and Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kuroda Tatsuaki, who represent modern Japanese crafts, Kawai Kanjiro laid the foundations of the Japanese folk art world and played a central role in this field. Kawai Kanjiro, a master of Japanese folk art, pioneered new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet simple style that pursued "beauty of utility," and has received international acclaim, including winning the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition. This work is a masterpiece, with its stunningly vibrant cinnabar color.