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Japanese Studio Porcelain Vase Signed Shofu Katei browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1910: item # 495065 Please refer to our stock # 2B-763 when inquiring.
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| This fine porcelain vase made by distinguished studio potter Shofu Katei (1870-1928) is beautifully decorated with flowering water plants and signed “Shofu” in underglaze blue. Meiji period, ca. 1910. Emerging from the broad dark green leaves at the base of the plant is a delicate green stalk with soft yellow flowers set against a pale pink ground. The suggestion of water is strikingly portrayed with a teal blue wave which softly fades into the pink background. The subtle and difficult gradations of shading from pink to teal are simply masterful, producing an almost ethereal effect on this little masterpiece. This superb mastery of the glaze coloration was a skill for which the Japanese studio potters were renowned. Also known as Shofu Kajo, this potter was born in Seto, moving to Kyoto in 1890. Shofu excelled in hard-paste porcelains and was known for his blowout designs in multi-colored glazes. He is said to have invented several new techniques, including moriage porcelain. He was awarded the Green Ribbon in 1915. Shofu’s works are generally classified in the same league as those of studio potters Makazu Kozan and Seifu Yohei III. Examples of his porcelains are featured in “Treasures of Imperial Japan: Ceramics from the Khalili Collection” pages 42, 43 and 78. Condition is very good. There is a faint hairline crack on the back side of the neck. Dimensions: 5 ½” high, 3 ¾” diameter. | ||||||||||||
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