KATŌ YASUKAGE XIV 十四代加藤康景 (1964-2012) A Large Kaki (Flower Container) Heisei era (1989-2009), 2005 In one of the artist's characteristic forms, curving upward from the base to almost vertical sides, the flat top with an irregular opening, covered in a thick Oribe glaze varying from green to iridescent at the base; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Oribe kaki jūyondai Yasukage, sealed Yasukage 14 1/2 x 13 1/8 x 7 1/8in (36.8 x 33.3 x 18.1cm) approximately Footnotes: Provenance Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., New York Katō Yasukage was one of the few potters working in the Mino district who still used traditional wood-firing techniques to create tea-ceremony utensils as well as powerful sculptural forms that reflect his study of other artistic fields, both Japanese and foreign. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing