Kato Sekishun (1870-1943) 'Tatsuta-nishiki' glazed raku tea bowl #4128

- width: approx. 13cm (5 1⁄8in)

- tall: approx. 8.2cm (3 15⁄64in)

- weight: 360g (gross 580g)

- condition: small damaged (hair line cracks, small chips)

Kato Sekishun (Hoyuken Sekishun 1870-1943)
Born 1870. A favorite of Itagaki Taisuke (famous as a leader of Movement for Liberty and People's Rights), he was given the title of Hoyuken. After opening a kiln for Nagono-yaki ware in 1914, he constructed the Kasumori Kiln, producing raku ware with a distinctive glaze known as "Tatsuta-nishiki". He died in 1943.