A fabulous ash encrusted tsubo by Sawa Kiyotsugu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Uzukumaru. The Uzukumaru is a small, squat tsubo in the Shigaraki tradition. This one is roughly 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Sawa Kiyotsugu (b. 1948-2025), originally of Shigaraki, spent two years at the Kyoto Ceramics Research institute before a five year apprenticeship under Takahashi Shunsai back in his hometown of Shigaraki. He has been a staunch supporter of the modern revival and development of Shigaraki yaki, his works sold through a network of private exhibitions. Work by him is held in the British Museum.
