Kato Shigetaka (Japanese, 1927–2013). <em>Flower Vessel</em>, ca. 1980. Seto ware: stoneware with oribe glaze, 9 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (25 × 23 × 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund, 2020.1.1 (Photo: , CUR.2020.1.1_lid_top.jpg)

Kato Shigetaka (Japanese, 1927–2013). Flower Vessel, ca. 1980. Seto ware: stoneware with oribe glaze, 9 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (25 × 23 × 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund, 2020.1.1 (Photo: , CUR.2020.1.1_lid_top.jpg)

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Flower Vessel

Kato Shigetaka

Asian Art

ARTIST Kato Shigetaka, Japanese, 1927–2013

MEDIUM Seto ware: stoneware with oribe glaze

Place Made: Japan

DATES ca. 1980

DIMENSIONS 9 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (25 × 23 × 26 cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS Artist's signature on the base.

INSCRIPTIONS Artist's inscription on the storage box.

COLLECTIONS Asian Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2020.1.1

CREDIT LINE Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Heavy vessel in roughly the shape of a cube but with many faceted sides and striations cut from a slab of clay. A round hole at the top is surrounded by a nearly flat shoulder with radiating incisions; this top is indented immediately around the opening with the incisions continuing to the hole. finer striations cover most of the many strata created by the deep cuts into the side facets. These are possibly created with a comb. At the center of each side is a flat (non-striated) facet with dripping green oribe glaze; otherwise the entire piece is in a dark red, apparently unglazed clay. Kato Shigetaka was the son of celebrated ceramicist Kato Tokuro and the brother of ceramicist Okabe Mineo. Trained in Seto ware, he also worked in Mino and Shino wares. Accompanied by a traditional wood storage box signed and sealed by the artist.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Kato Shigetaka (Japanese, 1927–2013). Flower Vessel, ca. 1980. Seto ware: stoneware with oribe glaze, 9 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (25 × 23 × 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund, 2020.1.1 (Photo: , CUR.2020.1.1_lid_top.jpg)

IMAGE top, CUR.2020.1.1_lid_top.jpg., 2019

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