KATŌ TSUBUSA 加藤委 (1962-2025) A Pale Blue Green-Glazed Porcelain Mizusashi (Fresh-Water Jar) Heisei era (1989-2019), 2015 Deriving its form from a classic Bizen water jar with an inset neck below a vertical shoulder, the varied seihaku glazed forming prominent drips at the base, the lid with a tall, angular knop, the base with firing cracks, a patch of glaze, and the artist's mark; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Seihakuji mizusashi Tsubusa, sealed Tsubusa 6 1/4 x 6 3/4in (15.9 x 17.1cm) approximately, with cover Footnotes: Provenance Gallery Kurimoto Exposed to clay from his earliest years thanks to relatives who owned a pottery business, Katō Tsubusa worked for several years throwing and decorating small cups for local companies before starting to experiment with the sculptural potential of imported porcelain clay from New Zealand, using his hard-won skills to carve and model jagged, fragile yet sometimes aggressive-looking works that have gained him a worldwide following. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing