Tasuku Mitsufuji made this round and flat vase with a white stoneware and porcelain clay body. After coating the pot in a white glaze slip, he incised his creatures and flowers into both sides, and then added splashes of multi-colour iron-rich glaze. 

The bottle or flask form takes inspiration from Chinese vessels which themselves had precedent in the Near East. Combined with the running polychrome glazes, these pots evoke Tang Dynasty and Silk Road pots, especially sancai or tri-colour ceramics. 

But by incising his motifs into the slip, Mitsufuji also borrows from Korean pottery. There is a casual and whimsical energy to these pots true to the spirit of buncheong wares.  

Mitsufuji successfully blends ceramic practices that span thousands of years (and miles). His pieces capture ancient eras and traditions. But, at the same time, he balances these traditions with a fresh and exuberant playfulness that is completely modern.

Comes with the signed, stamped, and titled wood box, stamped wrapping cloth, and CV.