Yuri-Ginsai Pale Azure Rising Steam Pattern Vase Kitano-Tojudo as though the painting itself

as though the painting itself breathes

one of the kilns of Tobe ware

and letters are painted on the surface of lacquerware

In the practice of chanoyu

Yuri-Ginsai Pale Azure Rising Steam Pattern Vase Kitano-Tojudo as though the painting itselfNakada Kazuo introduces a contemporary sensibility to Kutani ware through his innovative yuri ginsai technique. Designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Heritage, commonly referred to as a Living National Treasure, he incorporates silver beneath a translucent soft blue glaze, reshaping inherited ceramic traditions into compositions marked by restraint, nuance, and depth. Across the surface, layered tatewakumon (rising steam