A striking set of six porcelain cups by Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled cup (-rss). In this darker variation of the form, Matsumura’s sculptural vocabulary is heightened through the contrast of a deep, mirror-like glaze and sharply articulated geometry. The softly rounded bodies rise from faceted bases that resolve into three subtle points, lending each vessel a poised, tripod-like footing. Above this structured foundation, the walls swell outward before narrowing gently toward the rim, creating a fluid silhouette that balances the precision of the base below. The glossy black surface gathers reflections of light, emphasizing the clarity of the curves while casting deeper shadows along the folded planes near the foot. As with much of Matsumura’s work, the cups appear both organic and engineered—forms that feel simultaneously grown and precisely constructed. Each cup measures approximately 6.0 cm (2.4 inches) in diameter and 5.2 cm (2 inches) in height, and the set remains 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.
