a ivory celadon glazed flask with floral patterns in trailed relief typical of Kawai works. It is notable the body is framed top and bottom with two lines in slip relief rarely seen in his work and completes a fine example. The flask is press moulded in two halves.
Like most ceramic artists of his generation Kawai was influenced by earlier Korean pottery and this can be seen in the flask shape with its relief floral patterning.
circa 1940.
height: 17 cm
Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966) was one of the most important of the modern ceramic artists.
He was a long time friend of Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach and co-founded the Mingei Movement with Yanagi Soetsu. He worked within the folk tradition of Japanese and Korean pottery. His vessels come in many asymmetrical shapes and show expressionist techniques. The forms of his later pieces became more sculptural.
Kawai was a master of glaze technique and developed new decorative styles in the 1960’s. He often decorated his works with bold, semi-abstract flower motifs, either in relief or painted freely in under-glaze cobalt blue, iron brown and copper red.
His works are displayed in all major museums worldwide and he is featured in many books and other publications.
Inv # C9
please enquire: jw.shibuibkk@gmail.com
a ivory celadon glazed flask with floral patterns in trailed relief typical of Kawai works. It is notable the body is framed top and bottom with two lines in slip relief rarely seen in his work and completes a fine example. The flask is press moulded in two halves.
Like most ceramic artists of his generation Kawai was influenced by earlier Korean pottery and this can be seen in the flask shape with its relief floral patterning.
circa 1940.
height: 17 cm
Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966) was one of the most important of the modern ceramic artists.
He was a long time friend of Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach and co-founded the Mingei Movement with Yanagi Soetsu. He worked within the folk tradition of Japanese and Korean pottery. His vessels come in many asymmetrical shapes and show expressionist techniques. The forms of his later pieces became more sculptural.
Kawai was a master of glaze technique and developed new decorative styles in the 1960’s. He often decorated his works with bold, semi-abstract flower motifs, either in relief or painted freely in under-glaze cobalt blue, iron brown and copper red.
His works are displayed in all major museums worldwide and he is featured in many books and other publications.
Inv # C9
please enquire: jw.shibuibkk@gmail.com
