25492 Kawai Kanjiro Flower Vase (tsutsugaki) ①

Height 21.0cm

Width 19.2cm

Depth 10.2cm

Kawai Kanjiro is a master of Japanese folk art who has won worldwide acclaim for pioneering 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. Kanjiro's distinctive floral motif and the hand grasping the flower are depicted using his specialty, Tsutsugaki. Works in which flowers are depicted using Tsutsugaki are extremely rare and have an impeccable finish.