23082 OKABE Mineo (Mishima Cup)

Height 5.8cm Diameter 6.8cm

The eldest son of Kato Tokuro, he pursued the path of pottery from an early age, and after the "Eijin Vase Incident" he left many pottery groups. His masterpieces, which he produced through his own training and study, are housed in major art museums across the country. This is a work by Okabe Mineo, a solitary genius potter who made a great contribution to the history of modern Japanese art. When you think of Okabe Mineo, many people probably think of the celadon porcelain he produced in his later years. However, after inheriting the tradition from Tokuro, he continued to produce many masterpieces of Momoyama pottery with his original ideas and soulful pottery techniques, even after his separation from his work. This work shows an outstanding style that revives the aesthetic sense of good old Momoyama pottery in modern times, while always thinking wholeheartedly of the user's heart. This is a masterpiece in which the essence of Okabe Mineo's beauty can be seen everywhere.