A dramatic porcelain katakuchi sake pouring vessel by Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Divergence 6.01. In this work Matsumura pushes the language of the Divergence series further into a sculptural territory where structure, tension, and motion converge. The vessel extends in a long, blade-like profile, its sharply tapered spout projecting forward while layered planes of porcelain unfold beneath and around the central chamber. Angular ridges fracture the surface into a sequence of faceted planes, producing a dynamic play of light and shadow that emphasizes the sense of propulsion embedded in the form. Negative spaces carved through the body lighten the visual mass and reinforce the impression of an engineered structure—something simultaneously skeletal and aerodynamic. Despite its radical geometry, the piece remains fully functional as a pouring vessel, the hidden interior reservoir flowing seamlessly toward the narrow spout. The luminous white porcelain surface heightens the clarity of the sculptural lines, allowing the form’s complex architecture to read with remarkable precision. The piece measures approximately 8.7 cm (3.4 inches) high, 25 cm (9.8 inches) long, and 6.5 cm (2.6 inches) wide, and 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.
