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Showa - Heisei
Living National Treasure
D11cm H24.5cm
Takuo Kato was fascinated by the innovative colors, creative forms, and glaze tones of ancient Persian ceramics, and after years of excavation and research in West Asia, he succeeded in fusing the highly artistic cultures of other peoples and Japanese culture, including the restoration of the extinct Luster ware, as well as blue glaze, sansai, and Persian color glaze. This piece is one of the works influenced by these techniques, and the body is covered with painted decoration.
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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