14th Chin Jukan (1926-2019) Set of 2 Satsuma pottery cups #4527 for sale

Up for sale is this " 14th Chin Jukan (1926-2019) Set of 2 Satsuma pottery cups #4527" If you have any questions please contact us before buy it. No reserve.

Small cup

- width: approx. 7cm (2 3⁄4in)

- tall: approx. 8cm (3 5⁄32in)

- weight: 214g

Large cup

- width: approx. 7.7cm (3 1⁄32in)

- tall: approx. 8.3cm (3 17⁄64in)

- weight: 224g

Gross weight: 689g

14th Chin Jukan (1926-2019)

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture. Descendants of Korean potters brought to Satsuma from the Korean Peninsula at the end of the 16th century during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea. He was also featured as a protagonist in Shiba Ryotaro's short story 'Kokyo Bojigataku Soro (Hometown Oblivious)', about the longing of the Korean potters for home.
Works at Naeshirogawa, which supports the history of Satsuma ware along with the Ryumonji kiln.He has been a member of the Satsuma family of pottery for generations and is the 14th generation. He produces black, white, and colored Satsuma ware, combining tradition with modernity.
In addition to his creative activities, he has made efforts to promote Satsuma ware through his participation in exhibitions at home and abroad, such as the 1970 Osaka World Exposition, and through his books introducing the pottery.
　In 1989, he was appointed as the country's first Honorary Consul-General of South Korea, and in 1999 he became the first Japanese to be awarded the Korean Silver Crown Order of Culture. In 2000, he was awarded Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon in recognition of his many years of activities in cultural exchange between Japan and South Korea.

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