Kawase Shinobu 川瀬 忍 b. 1950
Celadon jar “Jin-cho (penguin)” 人鳥, 1996
Celadon
H9 × W5 7/8 × D5 3/8 in.
H23 × W14.9 × D13.6 cm
H23 × W14.9 × D13.6 cm
With signed wood box
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Kawase Shinobu named this piece as 人鳥. Once the viewer takes a close look at this, they may see the soft and fluffy chest of a penguin. Kawase’s stoneware is...
Kawase Shinobu named this piece as 人鳥. Once the viewer takes a close look at this, they may see the soft and fluffy chest of a penguin. Kawase’s stoneware is so thin, characteristic of his blue-green celadon technique.
Descended from a long line of ceramicists, Kawase Shinobu’s works adhere to his heritage: Chinese Song dynasty celadon glazes. Kawase seeks inspiration in nature, often taking formal clues from flora and fauna and translating them into elegantly minimal works of art.
Descended from a long line of ceramicists, Kawase Shinobu’s works adhere to his heritage: Chinese Song dynasty celadon glazes. Kawase seeks inspiration in nature, often taking formal clues from flora and fauna and translating them into elegantly minimal works of art.