Sakurei Okamoto, a popular artist in Karatsu, values dignity and creates tableware and tea utensils with a variety of glazes. It is a tokkuri that you can enjoy the expression that gradually changes as you use it.
Dimensions: 11.3m in diameter (including ears)
5.4 cm high
Box: Shared box
[Ceramic history]
1958 Born in Karatsu City
1976 Graduated from Karatsu Higashi High School
1978 Trained at Karatsu ware pottery
1989 Built kiln at current location
1998 Solo exhibition at Chiba Mitsukoshi
1999 Learned the technique of part de verre at Notojima Glass Studio in Ishikawa Prefecture
2006 Solo exhibition at Saga Tamaya
2008 Solo exhibition at Nomura Museum of Art, Kyoto
2014 Solo exhibition at Fukuoka GALLERY Ichibankan