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- Robert Yellin
Yakimono Gallery - Ginkakuji-mae-cho 39,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto-fu, Japan
606-8407
Dear Robert, Unpacking this beautiful jar was worth the purchase and a lovely enhancement of my experience in Japan. I have researched Tsujimura Kai and his family and find it interesting that so many Japanese artists follow family traditions. Thank you so much for your hospitality and introducing us to Japanese ceramics. Kindest regards,RR from Oakland Museum of California
RR
Oakland, California
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 | Hakuji-White Porcelain Jar-Vase by Maeta AkihiroThese days in Japan no single ceramic artist working exclusively in white porcelain-hakuji is as celebrated as Maeta Akihiro; a list of his awards include 1991 Won Mainichi Award at the 11th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition/1993 Won the Tomimoto Prize at the 48th New Meister Art Craft Exhibition, Jap... click for details
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