Yagi Kazuo (1918−1979)
Vase
Sealed “※” on foot
With box authentication by Yagi Akira (b. 1955)
W18.5 x H19 cm
Further images
On top and bottom of this nearly perfect round vase are its mouth and foot, making its shape close to that of a round lantern. A vase of almost the same design, Round Vase, Hailstone Pattern, produced in 1965, is published in Yagi Kazuo Sakuhin-shu (Collection of Yagi Kazuo’s works).
The rim of this vase is so artlessly made that it naturally appears uncompleted and wavy. Its unglazed surface brings out the taste of its red soil material. The inner surface is applied with grey glaze, which on the one hand provides the vase a watertight function, the merely draped glaze from the rim appears peculiar on the other hand. When look closely, the upper side of the vase decorated with white-glazed dots is treated as a different texture from the lower side. Yagi created this remarkable variation even without the application of glaze.
There are a lot of anecdotes about Yagi being an easy going and intelligent person. Through the seemingly unintentional application of the white dots and the glaze that could be peaked at its rim, his lighthearted character can be confirmed.
Yagi Kazuo (ceramist; 1918−1979)
Kyoto-born ceramist. Initiated and led an avant-garde ceramist group Sodei-sha with Suzuki Osamu, Yamada Hikaru, and others; pioneered the revolution in Japan’s ceramic field. Exhibited intensively in and out of Japan. Awarded the Grand Prize at the second and the third International Ceramic Exhibition.
The rim of this vase is so artlessly made that it naturally appears uncompleted and wavy. Its unglazed surface brings out the taste of its red soil material. The inner surface is applied with grey glaze, which on the one hand provides the vase a watertight function, the merely draped glaze from the rim appears peculiar on the other hand. When look closely, the upper side of the vase decorated with white-glazed dots is treated as a different texture from the lower side. Yagi created this remarkable variation even without the application of glaze.
There are a lot of anecdotes about Yagi being an easy going and intelligent person. Through the seemingly unintentional application of the white dots and the glaze that could be peaked at its rim, his lighthearted character can be confirmed.
Yagi Kazuo (ceramist; 1918−1979)
Kyoto-born ceramist. Initiated and led an avant-garde ceramist group Sodei-sha with Suzuki Osamu, Yamada Hikaru, and others; pioneered the revolution in Japan’s ceramic field. Exhibited intensively in and out of Japan. Awarded the Grand Prize at the second and the third International Ceramic Exhibition.