24627 Kanjiro Kawai (Three-colored hand vase)

Height 24.8cm

Width 17.4cm

Depth 13.2cm

Kawai Kanjiro is a master of Japanese folk art, highly regarded worldwide, who has pioneered new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet simple style that pursues "beauty of utility," winning the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition. This piece features a well-balanced form and outstanding coloring in three colors: red, black, and green.

Kanjiro Kawai's daiyaku has a unique momentum and strength not found in his predecessors. He even wrote in his diary that he was "exhausted" on the day of the daiyaku. Why not experience the overwhelming worldview of Kanjiro Kawai, who pursued "beauty of utility" and elevated Japanese folk craft pottery to the status of global art?