{"product_id":"wind-sculpted-ceramic-ring-2023-ー加古-勝己-風刻","title":"Wind Sculpted Ceramic Ring, 2023 ー加古 勝己 “風刻”","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sculptural work by Kako Katsumi created in 2023 titled titled Fūkoku on the signed wooden placard. Here, the circular form is perfectly resolved into a closed, frontal geometry, the surface densely worked with interlocking arabesque motifs. The incised patterns—iron reds, ochres, and muted greens—press insistently against one another, their edges crisply articulated against the granular clay. There is a rhythmic compression in the design, as if the motifs have been drawn tighter along the curve, reinforcing the sense of circulation around the form. This circulation is key: the eye does not rest but travels, following the continuous band as it loops without origin or end. The interior void becomes a shifting aperture—something glimpsed through rather than simply framed. It is a circle not as symbol of completion, but as an active, continuous condition. The work measures 38.5 × 13.5 × 45 cm (15-1\/2 x 5-1\/2 x 18 inches) and is in perfect 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\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. 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. In 2009 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kako Katsumi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50699868012791,"sku":"KK11","price":321300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2026-03-1714.22.04_2.jpg?v=1776735725","url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/ja\/products\/wind-sculpted-ceramic-ring-2023-%e3%83%bc%e5%8a%a0%e5%8f%a4-%e5%8b%9d%e5%b7%b1-%e9%a2%a8%e5%88%bb","provider":"Kura Monzen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}