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Showa - Heisei
Living National Treasure
D17.5cm H32cm
This bottle has a phoenix in the mouth. The phoenix and the body are finely decorated with various inlays and pasted patterns.
Takuo was commissioned by the Shosoin Repository of the Imperial Household Agency in 1980 to restore the Shosoin Sansai ware, and after about nine years of research, he delivered the "Sansai Kodo" and "Nisai Bowl". For these achievements, he was recognized as a Living National Treasure. On the back of the work is engraved the character "Taku" (卓) by Takuo.
Takuo KATO
1917 - 2005
Takuo was a leading figure in the restoration of Persian lusterware ceramics that had disappeared around the 16th to 17th centuries and also in the restoration of three-color glaze ceramics, the oldest Japanese pottery technique, developed in the Nara Period (710-794). Born into a family of pottery masters dating back to the late Edo Period (1603-1867), Takuo began studying ceramic art at a very young age under his father, Kato Kobe, the fifth heir of the grand pottery master of Mino ware. Takuo distinguished himself as a leading expert in ancient pottery restoration techniques by successfully restoring Persian lusterware in the early 1980s after some 20 years of studies. His achievements brought him numerous art awards. He was named a Living National Treasure in 1995.
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