Yuri-Ginsai Pale Azure Flower Pattern Vase Tosen Camellia Series seamlessly blending with both Japanese

seamlessly blending with both Japanese and Western tableware

The surface bursts into life with an array of delicate blue dots

this pot is decorated with a local Lake Biwa mud known as Seta Silt

while the clean blue border draws attention to the colors and textures of the food within

Yuri-Ginsai Pale Azure Flower Pattern Vase Tosen Camellia Series seamlessly blending with both JapaneseThrough his pioneering yuri ginsai technique, Nakada Kazuo brings a contemporary sensibility to Kutani ware, introducing silver beneath a translucent glaze to create compositions marked by restraint, nuance, and depth. Recognized as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Heritage, commonly referred to as a Living National Treasure, he approaches this innovation as a means of extending, rather than departing from, Kutani tradition. Layers of silver