23999 Living National Treasure FUJIMOTO Yoshimichi (Colored Peony Sake Cup)

Height 4.6cm Diameter 5.9cm

After graduating from the Department of Design, Crafts, Tokyo School of Fine Arts, he studied under Kato Hachimoe. Later, while working as an assistant to Tomimoto Kenkichi, he mastered the techniques of overglaze porcelain. He established a unique coloring technique called "Yu-i-ka-sai" and his skills were so highly praised that he was recognized as a Living National Treasure for his overglaze porcelain in 1986. Fujimoto Yoshimichi is one of Japan's leading overglaze porcelain artists, and has also worked hard to train the next generation, including serving as professor and president of Tokyo University of the Arts. This piece features elegant paintings of beautiful peonies with precise depictions.