24928 Kanjiro Kawai (red bowl)

Height 6.5cm

Diameter 19.0cm

Together with such great masters as Yanagi Muneyoshi and Hamada Shoji, who are representative of the Japanese folk art world, and Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kuroda Tatsuaki, who are representative of modern Japanese crafts, Kawai Kanjiro is a central figure who built the foundations of the Japanese folk art world. He has pioneered new frontiers in modern ceramics with his profound yet simple style that pursues "beauty of utility," and is highly regarded worldwide, having won the Grand Prize at the Milan International Exhibition. This piece features outstanding cinnabar coloring.