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Box wrriten by Koha KAWAI
D19cm×12cm H22cm
A flattened jar by Kanjiro Kawai, a leading figure of the Mingei (folk craft) movement, decorated with dynamic brushwork in gosu (cobalt slip). The bold yet balanced design harmonizes with the deep indigo glaze, giving the piece a profound presence. The storage box bears an inscription by Kawai’s daughter, Kōha Kawai, further attesting to its provenance. A fine work exemplifying Kawai’s unique sense of form and the spirit of Mingei.
Kanjiro KAWAI
1890 - 1966
Kanjirou Kawai was a Kyoto-based potter within the folk tradition of Japanese and Korean ceramics and a key figure in Mingei (Japanese folk art movement). He was a long-time friend of Shōji Hamada, Soetsu Yanagi, and Bernard Leach with whom he co-founded the Japan Folk Art Association in 1926. He refused all official honors, such as the designation of “Living National Treasures,” He often decorated his works with bold, semiabstract blossom motifs, which he painted freely in under-glaze cobalt blue, iron brown, and copper red.
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