Japanese Ryukyu Okinawa Tsuboya Studio Pottery Vase
Kinjo Jiro National Treasure
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Type: Vase
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Kinjo Jiro 金城次郎, Tsuboya ware, Okinawa, Japan. The first Living National Treasure 人間国宝 from Okinawa. Maker's mark on base and box (tomobako). Includes box and paperwork.
Kinjo Jiro 金城次郎
1912- 2004
male
Tsuboya pottery
Living National Treasure
Born in Naha. Began working with ceramics at the age of 13, studying under Hamada Shoji. Later apprenticed at a kiln-equipped shop that produced ceramics typically representative of Okinawa. Went independent in 1972. Certified as a prefectural intangible cultural technology property holder for Okinawan ceramics. Recipient of the Okinawa Times Art Award, Japan Folk Art Museum Award, Kokugakai Exhibition Excellence Award, Modern Master Craftsman Exhibition Labor Minister’s Award, many others. Permanent installation at the Romanian National Folk Art Museum. Exhibited at the Japan Ceramics Masters Exhibition. The Okinawa Crafts Exhibition (sponsored by the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto), and the Okinawa Prefecture Designated Intangible Cultural Properties and Crafts Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Okayama Tenmaya, Matsuya Ginza, Seibu Ikebukuro, and others. Ryukyu pottery was designated a nationally-important intangible cultural property (national treasure), the first such designation in Okinawa. Primarily focused on painting atop engravings of fish and crustaceans.
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Size: 4 1/2" tall (11.43 cm)
Weight: 13.5 oz (384 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Yokohama, Japan antique store SEP 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Incised and glazed designs of a fish and a shrimp
Location:
Japanese Ryukyu Okinawa Tsuboya Studio Pottery Vase Kinjo Jiro National Treasure
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See also:
Type: Vase
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Kinjo Jiro 金城次郎, Tsuboya ware, Okinawa, Japan. The first Living National Treasure 人間国宝 from Okinawa. Maker's mark on base and box (tomobako). Includes box and paperwork.
Kinjo Jiro 金城次郎
1912- 2004
male
Tsuboya pottery
Living National Treasure
Born in Naha. Began working with ceramics at the age of 13, studying under Hamada Shoji. Later apprenticed at a kiln-equipped shop that produced ceramics typically representative of Okinawa. Went independent in 1972. Certified as a prefectural intangible cultural technology property holder for Okinawan ceramics. Recipient of the Okinawa Times Art Award, Japan Folk Art Museum Award, Kokugakai Exhibition Excellence Award, Modern Master Craftsman Exhibition Labor Minister’s Award, many others. Permanent installation at the Romanian National Folk Art Museum. Exhibited at the Japan Ceramics Masters Exhibition. The Okinawa Crafts Exhibition (sponsored by the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto), and the Okinawa Prefecture Designated Intangible Cultural Properties and Crafts Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Okayama Tenmaya, Matsuya Ginza, Seibu Ikebukuro, and others. Ryukyu pottery was designated a nationally-important intangible cultural property (national treasure), the first such designation in Okinawa. Primarily focused on painting atop engravings of fish and crustaceans.
japanese-ceramics.com/kinjo-jiro-%e9%87%91%e5%9f%8e%e6%ac%a1%e9%83%8e/
Size: 4 1/2" tall (11.43 cm)
Weight: 13.5 oz (384 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Yokohama, Japan antique store SEP 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Incised and glazed designs of a fish and a shrimp
Location:
Japanese Ryukyu Okinawa Tsuboya Studio Pottery Vase Kinjo Jiro National Treasure