You don't necessarily have to like blue glazes to appreciate
the wonderful nature of this pot. Aside from the magnificent Persian blue
glaze, it is the intricate, yet lyrical and casual brushwork of Kato Takuo that
makes this piece so captivating. Though eminently modern in creation, Kato has
captured a timeless essence in the decoration of the pot which finds its
inspiration from old Persian pottery with the flowing, intricate border acting as a
frame for the two figures and foliage on the interior of the bowl. The piece
ends up as regal as the two princes that the pot depicts and is irrefutably a
work of a potter in command of not only his brushwork, but his glazing and
firing as well.
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