Illustrated
is a quartet of Persian vases by
Toruku-ao specialist, Kato Kenji that all say; "this is blue". I am
rather fond of his work and his definition of blue, so it was nice to be able to see and
handle this group of pots, two glazed in his transparent Persian blue and the
other two in his more opaque glaze that works well with bold, thick decoration.
The tallest of the group is just about 12" and all four were thrown out a
wonderful earthenware that fires up to a reddish buff color. I am continually
fascinated by the lyrical brushwork that Kato Kenji used from wispy to bold all
laid down quickly and with skill rehearsed from decorating thousands of pots
over a lifetime exploring blue.
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