Human National Treasure Yu Fujiwara Bizen-yaki hanging flower vase. Comes with a matching box (two-way tenon) and a bookmark. Has a pottery mark (image 18). [Condition of the item] - No noticeable scratches or stains. There is a kiln flaw on the bottom (image 17), which looks like the surface was slightly gouged by something in the kiln, but it is not a crack. There is no water leakage, and there are no problems with use. [Size] Height: 13.4cm Mouth diameter (inner): 7.9-9.2cm Body diameter: 11.5cm Bottom diameter: 6.5cm Weight: 736g Please forgive any slight errors due to amateur measurements. [Delivery date and time cannot be specified] Delivery date and time cannot be specified due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery. [No price reduction] The price of this product cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. [Yu Fujiwara (1932-2001)] Born in Honami, Bizen City in 1932 as the eldest son of Kei Fujiwara. In 1955, after graduating from the Faculty of Literature at Meiji University, he worked for a publishing company, but at the recommendation of Fujio Koyama, he returned to his hometown and entered the world of Bizen-yaki. He became a ceramic artist under the tutelage of his father. In 1958, he was first selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition and the Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition. In 1960, he became a member of the Issui-kai and held his first solo exhibition at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Tokyo. In 1961, he became a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association. In 1963, he won the Grand Prix at the Barcelona International Ceramic Exhibition. In 1964, he was invited as a lecturer to various universities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and attended the first International Craftsmen's Conference held at Columbia University as a representative of Japan. In 1967, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award. In 1973, he received the Kaneshige Toyo Award. In the same year, he was invited by the Australian government to give lectures at various universities. In 1975, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award. From 1976 to 1977, he held the "Old Bizen and the Fujiwara Kei and Yu Father-Son Exhibition" in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. In 1980, he was designated as a holder of the Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property. In 1985, he received the Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon and the Okayama Prefecture Culture Award. In 1988, the "Bizen One Thousand Years, and Now - The World of Yu Fujiwara Exhibition" was held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. In 1996, he became the first father-son duo in the ceramic art world to be designated as holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties by the state. Died in 2001. #Flower_vase #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery #MATCHA Ceramics Tea utensils Tea ceremony utensils Tea pottery Tea ceremony Deceased artist Pottery with signature Artist's work Ornament Flower arrangement tools Ikebana Flower stand Handmade Unglazed firing Six ancient kilns Bizen-yaki Ornament Interior Yellow sesame Yellow sesame ware Pottery Deceased