Original Box
Showa - Heisei
Living National Treasure
D14cm H11cm
Kosei Matsui became a Living National Treasure by mastering the neriage technique, in which clay of different colors is layered and kneaded together to form a patterned clay. In the process of mastering the neriage technique, he developed a technique called "Shoretus," in which the surface of the ware is intentionally scratched to make use of the cracks in the surface as a pattern. This technique is also used in this work. There is an engraving of "康" 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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