22553 Kato Tokuro (Shino tea (one-mu mark) (Tobi appraisal certificate included))

Height 8.1cm Diameter 13.5cm

He was born in Mizuno Village, Higashikasugai County, Aichi Prefecture (currently Mizuhoku Town, Seto City). He made an effort to study and reproduce pottery from the Momoyama period, but lost his status as an intangible cultural property due to the fabrications he made during the Eijin Pot Incident. After the incident, he devoted himself to making pottery. He created Toubeki, a combination of architecture and ceramics. Toubeki is a word 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 potters. With its wild samurai-like appearance and outstanding scenery with its crimson color all over, it is no exaggeration to say that this is a great masterpiece that is one of his greatest masterpieces.