Kato Toyohisa 加藤豊久
Shino-glazed sencha cup
Stoneware
2 1/2 × 3 in. (6.5 × 7.5 cm)
With signed wood box
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Toyohisa Kato (b. 1962) is a leading practitioner of Shino glazes and Mino ware, a regional ceramic tradition dating to the 16th century and closely associated with the tea ceremony....
Toyohisa Kato (b. 1962) is a leading practitioner of Shino glazes and Mino ware, a regional ceramic tradition dating to the 16th century and closely associated with the tea ceremony. His work emphasizes the contrast between the clay body and a rich feldspathic glaze, whose thick, expressive surface creates a sense of depth and vitality. The resulting forms convey a dynamic, modern vision of Shino for the present day. Though Kato creates work for the tea ceremony (Koicha), this particular cup is made for "thin" tea (sencha and other loose leaf teas), lending itself well to a cup for daily use as prescribed by the accompanying wooden box inscribed "Shino Sencha" by Kato himself.