TSUJIMURA SHIRO (B.1947)

TSUJIMURA SHIRO (B.1947)
20TH CENTURY

A set of five large leaf-shaped dishes, each decorated with a lustrous olive-green glaze with areas showing the pinkish earthenware base, all approx. 34cm x 15.5cm; with a fitted tomobako (wood box) signed Shiro and sealed Shi. (6)

Shiro Tsujimura is a self-taught potter famous for blending traditional Japanese and Korean styles, with an emphasis on wabi-sabi and the unpredictable effects of wood-firing. His vessels, which he creates in his mountain studio in Nara, are widely exhibited and held in major international museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.