KATŌ TSUBUSA 加藤委 (1962-2025) A Seihakuji (Blue-White Porcelain) Dish Heisei era (1989-2019), late 20th/early 21st century Roughly circular with jagged protrusions and resting on three feet, the blue-green glaze extending over the sides, the underside mostly unglazed except for the feet, signed on the underside; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Seihakuji maruzara Tsubusa and sealed Tsubusa 3 3/4 x 7 1/2in (9.5 x 19cm) approximately Footnotes: 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