Yako Masonabu (born in 1963)
Jar or Onioke Mizusashi in the Karatsu style,
Chõsen Karatsu type
Varnished and enameled ceramic, varnished wood lid
Model created circa 2000
H 17 × Ø 13,5 cm
Note: With its signed wooden box.
Biography:
First pieces created in 1988 in a Haji kiln, Fukuoka
prefecture. Winner of the Prefectoral Governor's Award in 1991. Awarded the Fukuoka Prefectural Art Association Grand Prize in 1993. Winner of the Minister of Education Award at the second Asian Craft in 1998.
Exhibitions (other models by the artist):
- Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, Hiromasu Art
University, 1999, Seoul, Korea
- Solo exhibition at the Maruei Department Store,
2004, Nagoya, Japan
