23461 HAYASHI Syotaro (Akashino tea)

Height 9.6cm Diameter 14.2cm

He has developed Shino ware in many different directions while maintaining his basic principles, and has produced many wonderful works. He has twice won the Grand Prize and the Excellence Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, and continues to accumulate other brilliant achievements, including the Mino Ceramic Art Grand Prize. This is a masterpiece by Hayashi Shotaro, a representative artist who is currently a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Gifu Prefecture and a leader in Mino contemporary ceramics. This work is one of the most representative Aka Shino pieces. The bold shape, deep red color, pure white plum blossom skin, and rugged shape all convey the artist's uncompromising spirit of pottery.