24077 Tokuda Yasokichi II (5 sake cups)

Height 3.0cm Diameter 5.5cm

From 1907 (Meiji 40) to 1997 (Heisei 9). In 1923, he was adopted by the first Tokuda Yasokichi, and studied color painting under his father-in-law, Tomimoto Kenkichi, and Adachi Tosen of Kanazawa. From a young age, he exhibited and was selected for various craft exhibitions, including the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Craft Exhibition. After the war, he exhibited at the Nitten Exhibition from the first exhibition in 1946, and was selected for the special prize in 1951 and the Hokuto Award in 1954. He was active under the name Tokuda Kaisei, but in 1956 he succeeded the first Yasokichi and took the name of the second Yasokichi. In 1975, he was designated an intangible cultural asset by Ishikawa Prefecture, and in 1978, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class. In 1988, he handed over the title of Yasokichi to his eldest son, Masahiko, and thereafter took the name Momokichi. While producing excellent works using the old Kutani style and overglaze painting inherited from the first generation, as well as deep-glazed works in yellow, purple, and blue, he also created works known as "Yuzou" that use colored paint and gold sand in a kneaded technique, leaving behind masterpieces such as vases, incense burners, lion figurines, and decorative plates.