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D:13cm H:7cm
Kosei Matsui mastered the neriage technique, in which clay of different colors is layered and kneaded together to form a patterned fabric, and sublimated this technique into something unique and one-of-a-kind, making him a Living National Treasure.
The surface is slightly rough. The surface is a little rough, and the prospect and mouth rim are slightly glazed with transparent glaze, giving it a luster. The rim of the mouth is slightly turned inward, and the edge of the mouth is gently undulating.
The side of the base is stamped "Ko" (康).
Matsui Kōsei 松井康成
1927 - 2003
Designated as a Living National Treasure in 1993, Matsui Kōsei was hugely influential in the revival of neriage (marbleized, colored-clay ware that he perfected, studying numerous examples of ancient Chinese ceramics as a priest at Gessō-ji Temple in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture. Matsui far surpassed these historic predecessors by creating abstract and geometric surface patterning by applying to the surface or throwing numerous layered colored clays, often with a rough-hewn texture. His research and intense studies in this difficult technique, culminated in worldwide recognition for his tradition-steeped vessels.
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