White jar with design of pine and plum branches, overglaze gold
白磁金彩松梅文壺
Artist
KATO, Hajime 加藤 土師萌
Birth Year
1900
Death Year
1968
Date
1953
Technique, Material, Format
ceramic
Dimension
25.5 x 37.2 x 37.2 cm
Category
Craft by Japanese Artist
Inventory Number
85-CJ-007
Born in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Kato Hajime spent his youth working as an apprentice painter at a pottery workshop. After that, he learned the basics of pottery making at a factory in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, and also visited China and the Korean Peninsula. In an era when the collection and appreciation of antique ceramics was on the rise, Kato expanded his repertoire by learning from masterpieces and experimenting with various techniques. In particular, he became well known for his research into kinsai, a technique used in the Chinese Ming Dynasty in which patterns were applied in gold-leaf as an overglaze. This work has a matte white surface with pine and plum trees depicted in gold paint made from dissolved gold powder. A unique effect has been created by scratching the surface with a needle to depict the flowers, pine needles, and branches.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)
Born in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Kato Hajime spent his youth working as an apprentice painter at a pottery workshop. After that, he learned the basics of pottery making at a factory in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, and also visited China and the Korean Peninsula. In an era when the collection and appreciation of antique ceramics was on the rise, Kato expanded his repertoire by learning from masterpieces and experimenting with various techniques. In particular, he became well known for his research into kinsai, a technique used in the Chinese Ming Dynasty in which patterns were applied in gold-leaf as an overglaze. This work has a matte white surface with pine and plum trees depicted in gold paint made from dissolved gold powder. A unique effect has been created by scratching the surface with a needle to depict the flowers, pine needles, and branches.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)