26046 Kato Tokuro Akeho Shino Tea Bowl "Yuraku" (Certificate of Authenticity from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1984, Featured in the Catalogue, Solo Exhibition Work)

Height: 8.4cm
Diameter 13.2cm

He was born in Mizuno Village, Higashikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture (now Mizuhoku Town, Seto City). He studied and worked to recreate Momoyama period pottery, but lost his status as an intangible cultural property due to the fabrications he committed in the Einin no Tsubo Incident. After the incident, he devoted himself to pottery making. He created ceramic walls, which combine architecture and ceramics. The term "ceramic wall" was coined by Tokuro. He also uses the names Ichimu Sai, Ichimu, Noto, Yato, Togen, and Gen. His sons, Okabe Mineo (eldest son), Kato Shigetaka (third son), and grandson Kato Takahiro are also ceramic artists. This is a masterpiece with outstanding scenery.