23133 Kanjiro Kawai [Bin Takashi] (Cinnabar cylinder with a lidded container)

Height 14.8cm Width 21.8cm Depth 15.2cm

*Currently under negotiation

Together with such great masters as Muneyoshi Yanagi and Shoji Hamada, who are representative of the Japanese folk art world, and such great masters as Kenkichi Tomimoto and Tatsuaki Kuroda, who are representative of modern Japanese crafts, Kawai Kanjiro is a master of Japanese folk art who has won worldwide acclaim for pioneering new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet simple style that pursues "beauty of utility," and winning the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition.

The cinnabar has excellent color, and the somewhat large shape and grass motif make this an impressive piece.