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In the course of mastering the neriage technique, Kosei Matsui developed a technique called "Shoretsu," in which the surface of the piece is scratched to make use of the cracks as a pattern. This technique is also used in this work. There is an inscription of "Ko" on the base.
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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