Sugimoto Sadamitsu 杉本貞光 (*1935)

Born in Tōkyō in 1935, Sugimoto is a self-taught, highly admired master of Iga and Shigaraki pottery. He built his own anagama kiln in Shigaraki in 1968. Along with his research and study of old Shigaraki and Iga ware, he became interested in Zen Buddhism and has been a disciple of Tachibana Daiki (1899-2005, 511th head monk of Daitoku-ji and president of Hanazono University) since 1974.

Over the years, his rigorous training in Zen has infused his pottery works with the power of a liberal and unsophisticated spirit, making him one of the best Iga potters of our time. Focusing mainly on traditional tea ware, Sugimoto's works were shown, for example, at an exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of the tea master Sen no Rikyū in 1989. It is noteworthy that in the same year some of his works were selected for a movir about Sen no Rikyū by Teshigahara Hiroshi, which brought him additional recognition as one of the best potters of our time. His work is widely represented in international public and private museum collections around the world, including the Tokyo National Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Pavilion for Japanese Art.

The vase is signed by the artist on the inside wall and comes with the original inscribed, signed, and sealed wooden box.

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