Tsujimura Shirō 辻村史朗 (*1947)

A stunning flower vase made of sandy clay with a natural ash glaze (shizen-yū) partially fused into clear emerald green "dragonfly eyes" (tonbo no me). The vase was fired on its side (korogashi), allowing the ash glaze to collect on one side of the long neck and flow down to the other side, where it formed a long line of glassy green glaze. Snow-white quartz particles adhere to the heavy base of the vessel, preventing the object from sticking to the kiln floor during firing. The vase comes with its original wooden box, signed, sealed and inscribed by the artist: "Natural Ash Glazed Flower Vase"; Signature and Seal: Shirō.

Tsujimura Shirō, born in 1947 in Gosei, Nara Prefecture, is one of the most innovative and versatile talents in the Japanese ceramics scene. Since the late 70s, his works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and have become part of numerous international collections.

New York Times commends his work with the following words: "For a look at some of the most expressive abstract painting around, check out the new ceramics by the Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura. Mr. Tsujimura, who was born in 1947 and trained in a Zen temple before becoming a potter, is self-taught, prolific and wide open to all kinds of traditional styles and forms, which he makes entirely his own".

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