(1964-2012)
KATŌ YASUKAGE, who was one of the top young ceramic talents in Japan, specialized in the centuries-old traditions of milky white Shino and green copper glazed Oribe wares. Following the sudden deaths of his illustrious father and grandfather, both renowned ceramists, the fifteen-year-old Katō was sent by his family to Bizen to study ceramics for several years. After further academic training, he returned to his home in Gifu and brought with him a fresh vision to these classical techniques. Powerful forms and exquisite glazes characterize his wares. He was one of the very few shino-oribe artists in Mino who still used wood firing techniques.
Selected Public collections:
Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Gifu Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
Oribe-glazed comma-shaped vase with textured surface
2007
Glazed stoneware
16 1/2 x 17 x 5 in.
Inv# 9791
SOLD
Rounded, slightly waisted Oribe-glazed mizusashi (waterjar) with carved banding, and ceramic lid with sculpted handle
2007
Glazed stoneware
6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.
SOLD
Large tall Oribe vessel in ovoid form with pinched edges and carved vertical faceted bands on sides and top
Stoneware with Oribe glaze
21 x 18 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
SOLD
Oribe type rectangular, footed platter with carved, spiral patterning
ca. 2005
Glazed stoneware
2 1/2 x 18 x 7 1/4 in.
Inv# 10997
SOLD
Shino type, straight-walled teabowl with irregular mouth
1998
Glazed stoneware
4 1/4 x 5 in.
Inv# 10945
SOLD
Kiseguro (Yellow and Black Seto) teabowl with hidasuki (straw burn marks)
ca. 2010
Glazed stoneware
3 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
Inv# 10691
SOLD
Oribe-glazed, diagonally banded flower vessel with cut, torn mouth
2007
Glazed stoneware
18 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
Inv# 9324
SOLD
Kiseto (Yellow Seto)-glazed ceramic teabowl
2011
Glazed stoneware
3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Inv# 9320
SOLD