26302 Kanjiro Kawai Bowl with Sasa design, Ryubyo technique (identified by Toshitaka)

Height: 9.5 cm
Diameter: 35.0 cm

Kanjiro Kawai is a master who represents the world of Japanese folk crafts, along with Soetsu Yanagi and Shoji Hamada, who are leading figures in the Japanese folk craft movement, and Kenkichi Tomimoto and Tatsuaki Kuroda, who represent modern Japanese crafts. These masters are still celebrated today for their contributions to establishing the foundation of the Japanese folk craft movement, in which Kawai played a central role. He pioneered new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet rustic style, pursuing "beauty in utility." His work has received international acclaim, including the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition.

"Ryubyo" (flowing depiction) is a decorative technique where slip or glaze is applied in a somewhat fluid state to the vessel's surface to create linear designs. The "flow" and bleeding of the material are utilized to form patterns. Compared to the controlled lines of a slip trailer, ryubyo creates more free and fluid lines and surfaces that compose the visual space.