A heavily sculpted work of colored slabs with linear decoration dissonant to the form which causes a tension between the two by Kato Yasuhide (Kato Kobei VII) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Rittai Shito no Sakuhin, Sekisai.It is 37.5 x 25 x 30 cm (15 x 10 x 12 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Kato Yasuhide was born the eldest son of (to be) Living National Treasure Kato Takuo in 1945. He came to prominence when he was awarded top prize at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition in 1975. Focusing on sculptural forms, he was awarded and served as a juror for the Nitten National Exhibition where he exhibited consistently. In 1995 he succeeded the family name, becoming Kato Kobei VII. In 2000, upon the death of his father, he withdrew from the Nitten and in 2006 picked up his fathers legacy of research into Persian and silk Road ceramics. He has received high praise, awarded the status of holder of intangible cultural properties in Tajimi City and is former President of the Mino Ceramic Society.
