NAKAJIMA YASUMI II (1905 – 1986)

BRONZE VASE
THE BEAUTIFUL COLOR SUGGEST THE PATINA OF ANCIENT CHINESE COPPERWARE
THIS COLOR IS NOT APPLIED WITH PIGMENT BUT CREATED BY A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TECHNIQUE IN WICH ACIDS REACT TO THE FIRE SURFACE AFTER FIRING WITH A COAT OF SALTEDRICE-BRANPASTE USED FOR PICKLING , THE VESSEL WAS GIVEN THE OHAGURO (BLACK TEETH) TREATEMENT UTILIZING COPPER SULFATE AND VINEGAR TO ACHIEVE THE DARK BROWN PATINA

PERIOD SHOWA 1950
DIM. CM.25,5
ORIGINAL TOMOBAKO