Living National Treasure Kei Fujiwara Bizen ware Mizusashi with shared box and shared bookmark Tea utensils Tea utensils Matcha Lid Tableware
Item Description
Living National Treasure, the late Keizo Fujiwara Bizen Mizusashi.
Comes with four-sided box, same fabric, and a bookmark.
With pottery stamp.
No water leakage.
There are kiln scratches around the waist (see images 2 and 8).
Self-fabric has fraying.
The lid of the same box is warped (image 1) and stained (image 10 above).
There is a scratch on the writing on the box.
size
Diameter: 12.8cm (opening inner diameter)
Height: 19.5cm (without lid), 20.5cm (with lid)
Torso diameter: 16.5cm
Platform diameter: 15.7cm
Weight: 2.4kg
Please allow for some errors due to amateur measurement.
Kei Fujiwara (1899-1983)
Born in Honami, Bizen City in 1899 (Meiji 32).
His real name is Keiji Fujiwara.
Ever since he was a boy, he has admired literature and entered Shizutani Junior High School, but dropped out after four years.
In 1919 he moved to Tokyo and got a job at the literary magazine Hakubunkan.
In 1922, he published a collection of his poems, "Evening Sorrow." In addition to his writing and theater activities, he threw himself into the socialist movement.
After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, he changed jobs and returned to his hometown in 1937.
On the recommendation of Atsuo Masamune, a scholar of Japanese literature living in Honami, he decided to follow the path of Bizen ware. He received guidance from Baikei Mimura on how to build a kiln, how to obtain raw clay, and potter's wheel molding.
In 1938, he built a kiln in Honami, Bizen City.
From 1941, he learned the firing method from Toyo Kaneshige and improved his pottery skills.
In 1948, he became a Marugi artist.
In 1954, he became a holder of an important intangible cultural property designated by the prefecture.
In 1955, he became a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association.
In 1958, he became a director of the Japan Kogei Association.
In 1962, won a gold medal at the Prague International Ceramics Exhibition.
In 1969, he presented a pair of lacquer jars to the front entrance of the New Imperial Palace.
In 1970, he became the second person to hold Bizen ware as an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).
In 1977, he established the Kei Fujiwara Memorial Hall.
He died November 12, 1983.
It is known for its easy-going and clear style, which imitates the simplicity and boldness seen in the old Bizen miscellaneous wares of the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
Major awards and commendations
Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award
Sanyo Shimbun Award
Chinese Culture Award
Bizen City Honorary Citizen
Honorary Citizen of Okayama Prefecture
Posthumously received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, Order of the Fifth Rank
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