with a signed box
Showa period
living national treasure
D12cm×12cm H2.8cm
The Neriage technique is said to have originated during the Tang Dynasty in China. Matsui Kosei has sublimated this technique into something unique and one-of-a-kind. The slightly rough surface of the piece is covered with geometric patterns in blue and white. It looks like an ice crack pattern or a rippling pattern. It has a flat bottom without a base and is inscribed "康" on the bottom. It is small in size and can be used for sweets, side dishes, or as a serving dish.
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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