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【SOLD】Osamu SUZUKI "Shino ware Sake cup"
SOLD
with a signed box
living national treasure
D6cm H4.8cm
A sake cup by Osamu SUZUKI, one of the leading contemporary Mino artists and a living national treasure.
Osamu SUZUKI (1934 - )
Born in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. This region is the home of Mino ware, and his father was a glaze researcher. After learning about clay and glazes and acquiring basic knowledge, he studied under Toyozo Arakawa, Hajime Kato, and others. He studied Shino, a ceramic technique inherited from the Momoyama period.In 1994, he was certified as the holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property “Shino” (Living National Treasure).
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