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In 2009 he his work was featured at the Kikuchi Biennale Exhibition and the following year was awarded at the 4th Contemporary Tea Bowls Exhibition, and in 2011 was selected for the influential Paramita Ceramic Exhibition. 2013 saw him in New York, and 2014 at the Museum of Ceramic Art in Hyogo (Kobe).   Held in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"silver-glazed-bowl-ー加古-勝巳-銀彩-碗","title":"Silver Glazed Bowl ー加古 勝巳 “銀彩 碗”","description":"A fabulous silver earthen bowl by Kako Katsumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ginsai Wan. It is 13 x 11.5 x 9 cm (5-1\/4 x 4-1\/2 x 3-1\/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKako Katsumo was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. He was selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Kyoten held at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art in 1988, followed in 1989 by the National Ceramic Art Exhibition and Mino International Ceramics Exhibition. He has since exhibited and or been selected\/ awarded many times at these prestigious events. He established his kiln in Nishikawa in 1991. In 1994 he worked in Melbourne. Australia, and would create a second kiln in 2001. In 2004 he would be awarded the Prize of Excellence at the Tanabe Museum of Art Modern Tea Forms exhibition. In 2005 he established his current kiln in Sasayama, Hyogo prefecture. 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The body stretches laterally, its low, ovoid profile gently rising, inviting the eye to travel along its length. Across the exterior, a dense field of scrolling, arabesque-like pattern wraps the surface without beginning or end. Rendered in iron reds, ochres, and muted greens, the motifs interlock and proliferate, their edges defined by fine incised lines. These lines are not merely drawn but cut into the surface, giving the pattern a physical depth that binds it inseparably to the clay body. The texture is notably granular, the clay body asserting itself beneath and within the colored slips. This roughness diffuses the color so that the surface reads as aged, almost weathered, with the palette softened and absorbed into the material. The occasional dotted elements on the upper plane introduce a secondary rhythm—punctuations that hover above the flowing ground, like deposits or traces left behind. 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Even at this stage, the works feel like fragments of time, suggesting implements or unearthed relics rather than functional objects. Each form rises with a monolithic clarity, the silhouette tapering upward while anchored by a subtle, flared base. The geometry is deliberate yet unrefined, retaining the immediacy of hand-cut planes. Across these planes, Kako introduces his now-recognizable system of repetitive ornament: alternating bands of triangular tessellation and scrolling arabesque. The patterns appear not applied but embedded—either through resist, slip, or inlay—so that they emerge from within the clay body itself. This integration is crucial: decoration is not superficial, but inseparable from the material. The motifs carry an intentionally archaic resonance, evoking prehistoric markings on early earthenware traditions, aligning with Kako’s broader engagement with ancient visual culture. The surface itself is dry, granular, almost abraded—more akin to weathered stone than fired clay. Subtle variations in tone—ashen beige, iron-brown, and muted umber—animate the relief of the patterns, which shift in legibility depending on light and angle. In places, the motifs dissolve into the ground, reinforcing a sense of erosion or temporal distance. They vary from 58 to 66.5 cm in height, (23 to 26-1\/2 inches) and come accompanied with a signed wooden placard, directly from the artists personal collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to size, the cost of shipping will be accrued separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. 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The vessel rises in a subtly faceted, almost architectural cylinder, yet its lip wavers irregularly, as if softened by heat and time. This quiet instability is central to its presence. The surface is a dense terrain of layered firing effects: a feldspathic white glaze pools and recedes across the body, breaking to reveal charred blacks, deep umber, and flashes of reddish-brown in vertical passages, recalling both natural ash deposits and the scorched residue of wood-firing. In places, the glaze crawls and fractures into a fine network of crackle, punctuated by small pinholes—evidence of trapped gases released in the kiln, now fixed as constellations across the skin. These imperfections are not incidental, but integral, articulating what might be called the memory of fire. The interior, smoky, translucent, and gently reflective, suggests use, and the intimate act of tea. 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The work takes the form of a continuous, looping band, rising from a small point of contact and returning to it in a closed circuit. Its geometry is neither perfectly circular nor overtly angular; instead, it twists subtly as it ascends, producing a shifting profile that appears to turn in on itself. This quiet torsion gives the form a latent dynamism, as though shaped by an invisible current rather than fixed in a static pose. Mounted on a black plinth, the sculpture is lifted slightly from the ground, emphasizing its singular point of contact and reinforcing a sense of precarious balance. Across its surface, broad, curving motifs unfold in alternating fields of iron red and pale clay. These shapes are larger and more open than the dense arabesques seen in many of the artists other works. The surface bears the marks of making with unusual clarity. Cross-hatched tool marks, shallow cuts, and uneven planes remain visible, resisting refinement. Rather than being concealed, these traces contribute to the work’s presence, reinforcing the sense that the form has been shaped through pressure, repetition, and physical engagement. What is most striking is the role of the void. The interior opening is not incidental but central—an empty space held and defined by the surrounding band. As the viewer moves around the piece, this void shifts in shape, alternately expanding and compressing, becoming as active as the material itself. The sculpture measures 37.8 x 17 x 65 cm (15 x 7 x 26 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to size, the cost of shipping will be accrued separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. 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It is 18 x 15 x 36 cm (7-1\/4 x 6 x 14-1\/4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist. This recent vase distills his practice to a striking clarity, a primal vessel where surface, form, and pattern are inseparable. It rises as a tapering column, its silhouette somewhere between a votive object and an abstracted figure, perhaps reminiscent of the court caps of nobles from the Heian period. The gently domed top is punctured by a small, irregular aperture, a quiet disruption within an otherwise continuous volume. A point of entry into the object’s inner space. The surface is divided into interlocking fields of iron-rich red and pale, sandy clay, articulated by incised black lines that trace their boundaries with precision. In this, Kako’s long engagement with archaic patterning evolves into something more distilled. These divisions move across the form with a slow, deliberate rhythm, suggesting an underlying order that resists immediate decoding. What distinguishes this mature work is its restraint. Where earlier pieces explored repetition and surface density, this vase reduces its vocabulary to a few essential elements—mass, division, texture, and void. The result is a form that feels both ancient and immediate, as though it belongs equally to an archaeological past and a contemporary sculptural language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. He was selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Kyoten held at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art in 1988, followed in 1989 by the National Ceramic Art Exhibition and Mino International Ceramics Exhibition.  He has since exhibited and or been selected\/ awarded many times at these prestigious events.  He established his kiln in Nishiwaki City in 1991. In 1994 he worked in Melbourne. 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The interior presents a contrasting register: a deep, lustrous brown glaze gathers in a smooth, reflective pool. In its totality, the work carries a subdued gravity. It does not assert itself through overt gesture, but instead invites close attention, where surface, light, and texture find common ground. It is 18.5 x 16 x 19.3 cm (7-1\/2 x 6-1\/2 x 7-3\/4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. He was selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Kyoten held at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art in 1988, followed in 1989 by the National Ceramic Art Exhibition and Mino International Ceramics Exhibition.  He has since exhibited and or been selected\/ awarded many times at these prestigious events.  He established his kiln in Nishiwaki City in 1991. 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Fine crackling spreads across the lighter areas, forming delicate networks that recall parched earth or mineral veining. Along the central axis, shallow ridges and grooves run lengthwise, guiding the movement of glaze and ash, as though channeling a slow current. Despite its rugged surface, the interior retains a quiet usability. It is a plate that acknowledges function, yet refuses to subordinate itself to it. What this work offers to the table is not refinement in the conventional sense, but a deepening of attention. Its elongated, irregular form encourages a more intuitive arrangement of food—things placed in relation rather than symmetry. A single grilled fish, a row of seasonal vegetables, or even a sparse composition of small elements can follow the natural flow of the surface, allowing the service to unfold. One does not rush across it. The eye lingers, tracing crackle, following the path of ash, moving with the length of the form. This slows the rhythm of eating, creating space for conversation. There is also a tactile dimension. The uneven rim and subtly shifting thickness invite the hand to adjust, to find a point of balance. Lifting or repositioning the plate becomes a small act of awareness, breaking the habitual ease of standardized tableware. In this sense, it improves “table life” not by decoration or display, but by altering the quality of experience. It asks for less distraction and offers more presence—turning even a simple meal into something quietly observed, felt, and shared. It is 45 x 15 x 6 cm (18 x 6 x 2-1\/4 inches) and is in perfect condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. 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Rising from a solid wooden base, the form unfolds as an open, undulating, and asymmetrically balanced continuous line as though shaped by a persistent internal current rather than design. The void it encloses becomes as vital as the clay itself, a charged interior space that shifts with each change in viewpoint.\u003cbr\u003eThe surface is left unglazed, revealing the raw vitality of the earthen material. Close inspection reveals a dense, tactile skin—fine tool marks, granular inclusions, and small fissures register the immediacy of the artist’s hand and the resistance of the clay. Unlike glazed works, where transformation occurs through the alchemy of the kiln, here the expression remains grounded in direct contact: carving, cutting, and shaping preserved without mediation. The transition from the textured clay form to the smooth, dark wooden base further heightens this contrast, anchoring the work while allowing the ceramic element to appear almost suspended above it. 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The form extends horizontally in a sinuous, undulating arc, its continuous curve rising and falling in measured intervals before turning upward at each end. Though open and linear, it possesses a quiet monumentality held in tension between movement and stillness. It is less an object than a presence. The surface remains unglazed, revealing the raw vitality of the clay. Broad passages of iron-rich red move in dialogue with exposed bands of pale, granular body, the two interweaving in a flowing, almost geological pattern that wraps the entire length of the form. This duality is not applied but inherent, emerging through the making and firing process, so that color and structure remain inseparable. The surface is richly tactile: pitted, fissured, and alive with small inclusions that register both the resistance of the material and the directness of the artist’s hand. Despite its apparent fluidity, the work carries a strong sense of construction. The upward curling ends suggest a latent energy, as though the form might continue its movement beyond its present limits, while the dark wooden base anchors it with quiet authority, heightening the sense of suspension. Measuring 74 × 15 × 30.5 cm(29-1\/2 x 6 x 12 inches), it is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKako Katsumi was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. 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Rising with a grounded, architectural presence, the form is defined by a faceted, columnar body whose planar sides converge toward an irregular, softly undulating rim. The silhouette retains a quiet stability, yet resists strict geometry—its edges subtly shifting, its verticality animated by slight deviations that register the hand within the structure. The surface is articulated through a bold, interlocking field of carved motifs, where iron-rich red and ash-toned pale clay move in dynamic counterpoint. These shapes—at once curvilinear and angular—repeat and interpenetrate across the planes, forming a continuous pattern that wraps the vessel without hierarchy or fixed orientation. The incised outlines give each form a defined edge, yet the texture within remains vigorously worked, creating a dense, tactile skin that absorbs and scatters light unevenly. 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Here the energy is drawn upward in colorful wavering bands and held within the flattened plane of the form. These vertically flowing bands of iron red, chalk white, carbon black, and muted gold oscillate with a rhythm that feels natural, like streamers in the wind. These bands do not merely decorate; they structure the object. The surface is densely worked, the pigments and slips built up into a geological crust. Incised and impressed textures catch the light unevenly, giving each band a distinct tactile identity. Kako’s surface is entirely abstract, its meaning residing in rhythm, repetition, and material presence rather than depiction. 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The vessel carries a quiet resonance with the ritual dōtaku bells of the Yayoi period—its faceted mass and incised band recalling an object bearing the trace of an unknown system of signs. The slightly tapering, faceted body and the subtly pitched “roof-like” top recall the iconic bell form—not literally, but structurally. Running through the body is a vertical band of pale celadon-green, incised with a dense array of geometric and abstracted motifs—triangular grids, concentric circles, linear hatchings—each impressed into the clay with deliberate variation. While ancient bells carry depictions of animals, agriculture, and ritual scenes, here these have been abstracted into a dense, non-representational lexicon—triangles, circles, and repeating marks that feel coded rather than descriptive. The glaze pools lightly within these impressions, softening their edges while preserving their tactile clarity. 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Its slightly tapering cylindrical body culminates in a sharply cut, asymmetrical mouth. The silhouette offers planar surfaces meeting in subtle angles that give the piece a quiet architectural tension. The surface is richly worked with dense, incised and impressed ornament, geometric motifs that run vertically, like ancient code. These passages contrast with more open, abraded planes where the clay body remains exposed. Coloration moves from warm buff and sandy ochre to deeper umber and charcoal, with soft transitions produced through atmospheric firing. Areas of ash deposition and flashing create mottled, smoky veils, while darker, carbonized patches gather along edges and recesses, emphasizing the relief. The overall effect suggests a wood-fired process, where flame and ash have interacted directly with the textured surface, enhancing both depth and tactility. 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It is not a vessel in the conventional sense, but a boundary: a circumference that frames space rather than occupying it. Across its surface unfolds a dense field of flowing, interlocking motifs—arabesque forms that seem to drift and eddy along the circular path executed in iron-rich reds, muted greens, and ochre yellows. The surface is granular with a tactile roughness that catches light unevenly, giving the impression of something eroded by time. The ring stands upright with a ritual clarity, recalling something encountered in the friction between hand, clay, and fire. In Fūkoku, Kako distills his long-standing dialogue between construction and instinct into a single, unified gesture: a form that is both exacting and elemental, where emptiness becomes the work’s central, resonant core. It is 40 × 20 × 60 cm. 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Across its surface, vertical bands of color flow uninterrupted from base to rim, their gentle undulations suggesting the slow drift of sediment. Iron-red dominates, interwoven with pale white, muted celadon-green, and ochre yellow, each band separated by finely incised lines that anchor the composition without interrupting its rhythm. The surface is richly tactile: matte, granular, and subtly variegated, with minute pitting and tonal shifts that catch light unevenly. This textured skin softens the brightness of the palette, allowing the colors to feel embedded rather than applied. Inside, the vessel is left largely unadorned, its darker, quieter interior forming a counterpoint to the animated exterior. 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The vessel resists perfect symmetry; its gently irregular rim and shifting planes invite the hand to trace its circumference registering each inflection in a physical rhythm. The surface is animated by a richly fractured hai-kohiki (ash-infused slip) skin, its dense network of crackle recalling parched earth or weathered stone. Across this pale ground, bold circular brushwork—marumon—emerges in iron-rich black. These rings do not sit upon the surface so much as seep into it, their edges dissolving into the crawling glaze and granular textures produced in the kiln. In places, glossy accumulations pool and blister, forming crystalline protrusions that catch the light like mineral growths, while elsewhere the surface retreats into matte dryness. The interior offers a quieter, more fluid counterpoint: a softly pooled, translucent glaze gathers in the base, suggesting depth and stillness in contrast to the exterior’s turbulence. 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Modest in scale, the vessel naturally lends itself to shared use—each pour measured and each sip fleeting. In this way, it invites a rhythm of exchange rather than solitary consumption. In traditional practice, sake is not self-poured but offered and received, typically from a tokkuri or katakuchi, the act itself becoming a quiet gesture of regard. One pours for the other, and in turn is poured for—an unspoken dialogue of attentiveness, humility, and trust. The small capacity of the cup reinforces this cadence, ensuring that the moment of refilling—and thus the moment of connection—returns again and again. Such vessels do more than contain sake; they structure an encounter. The warmth of the drink is mirrored in the warmth between those who share it, each exchange marking time not by quantity, but by presence. 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