A striking porcelain katakuchi sake pouring vessel by Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Divergence 4.02. A dynamic exploration of movement and structural tension, the vessel extends forward in a sweeping, aerodynamic profile, its elongated spout tapering to a precise point while layered planes of porcelain fold and diverge along the body. These intersecting ridges create a sense of motion, as if the form were cutting through space. Despite its dramatic silhouette, the structure remains carefully balanced, the faceted base anchoring the vessel while allowing the long forward extension to appear almost weightless. The luminous white porcelain surface accentuates the clarity of the geometry, gathering soft light across the flowing planes while shadows collect in the recessed channels between them. As with much of Matsumura’s work, the vessel appears simultaneously organic and engineered—its form suggesting both the streamlined body of a living organism and the precision of an aerodynamic structure. The piece measures approximately 7.5 cm (3 inches) high, 24 cm (9.4 inches) long, and 7 cm (2.8 inches) wide, and is in excellent condition, acquired directly from the artist.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1986. He graduated from the University of South Alabama in 2010, and graduated the Tajimi Municipal Ceramics Research Facility in 2015, then went on to the Utatsuyama Research Facility in Kanazawa, leaving there in 2018. His transcendent, innovative forms have set the heart of the ceramic world racing and he has been awarded at the exhibition Tradition and Innovation-Japanese Ceramics Now as well as the 3rd Triennale of KOGEI in Kanazawa and have been presented at TEFAF in Maastricht, Art Fair Tokyo in 2018, Art Collect in London and Art Kyoto in 2019.
