Jar with Thistle
Kondō Yūzō Japanese
Kondō Yūzō found inspiration in the rich ceramic traditions surrounding Kiyomizu Temple, in his birthplace of Kyoto. He studied first with Hamada Shōji (1894–1978), a leading figure of the mingei (folk art) movement, and then with Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886–1963) at the Kyoto Fine Arts College. The thistle on this jar exemplifies the artist’s painterly, large-scale decorations, which revitalized the genre of blue-and-white porcelain. He was designated a Living National Treasure in 1977.
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