Jar with Thistle

ca. 1950

Not on view

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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近藤悠三作　染付薊文花瓶
Title: Jar with Thistle
Artist: Kondō Yūzō (Japanese, 1902–1985)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: ca. 1950
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Dimensions: H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2024
Object Number: 2024.443.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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