A remarkable porcelain futamono (covered vessel) by Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Necrosis T.scripta. In this ambitious work Matsumura’s sculptural language expands into a complex architectural structure composed of interwoven planes and hollowed channels that seem to grow outward from a central core. Layered porcelain ribs sweep across and around the body, creating a dynamic lattice that simultaneously reveals and conceals the interior vessel beneath. The form evokes both biological and engineered structures—suggesting the skeletal remains of a marine organism or the aerodynamic shell of an experimental machine. The removable lid emerges seamlessly from the surrounding geometry, its elongated oval basin framed by sharply articulated planes that guide the eye along the vessel’s forward trajectory. Light penetrates the open spaces between the layered structures, casting shifting shadows that emphasize the sense of movement and organic growth embedded within the composition. Despite the extraordinary complexity of its construction, the luminous white porcelain surface retains a quiet clarity, allowing the interplay of line, void, and volume to define the work’s presence. The piece measures approximately 23 cm (9 inches) high, 43.8 cm (17.25 inches) long, and 14 cm (5.5 inches) wide, and 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.
