Creamy white glaze crawls on the soft porous clay of this classic Mizusashi by Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI complete with the original ceramic lid in a separate compartment within the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Shiho Mizusashi. The piece is published in the catalog Kindai Kogei Zeppin Ten from Sogo (catalog included). It is 18 cm (7-1/4 inches) square, 16 cm (6-1/4 inches) tall and all is in excellent condition.
Miwa Kyusetsu XI (1910-2012) was born the third son of the ninth generation Miwa Kyusetsu (Setsudo) and studied under his father and older brother (Kyusetsu X: Kyuwa). He also studied under Kawakita Handeishi. He was first exhibited in 1955, and garnered his first acolades at the 4th Natioanl Traditional Craft Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogei Ten) in 1957. Following the retirement of the 10th generation Kyusetsu, he succeeded the name in 1967. He received the Imperial Order with Purple Ribbon in 1976 and the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1982. He was acknowledged as a Yamaguchi Prefectural Preserver of Intangible Cultural Properties in 1972 and Designated Living National Treasure in 1983. He officially retired, passing on the family name and mantle to Miwa Ryusaku, but continued making pottery under the name “Jusetsu”.
