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24994 Living National Treasure Tomimoto Kenkichi (colored painted sake cup (1931))
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24994 Living National Treasure Tomimoto Kenkichi (colored painted sake cup (1931))
24994 Living National Treasure Tomimoto Kenkichi (colored painted sake cup (1931))
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Height 3.8cm
Diameter 5.4cm
Tomimoto Kenkichi studied interior decoration at university and studied abroad in England. After returning to Japan, he became friends with Bernard Leach and began working as a potter, becoming popular for his works that made use of his talent as a designer, and in 1955 he was designated a Living National Treasure for his "colored porcelain." Tomimoto Kenkichi was also an accomplished designer, and even in his simple works he left behind a sophisticated and elegant brilliance.