A large flaring vase decorated with archaic symbols by Kato Keizan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Sonshiki Kabin. It is 23.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter, 33 cm (13 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Keizan I (1886-1963) was born in Tajimi city, Gifu, a pottery center in its own right, however came to Kyoto to apprentice under Kiyomizu Rokubei IV. He established himself in the same neighborhood in Kyoto, where he became well known for celadon and Chinese based porcelain forms. Works by this artist are held in the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto among others.
