{"title":"Kitade Seiko (北出星光)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorks by the ceramic artist Kitade Seiko (北出星光, 1928–2011) currently available at Antique Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"173","title":"Kitade Seiko (北出星光, Kitade Isamu) Iroe Gold Gilt Floral Motif Gold Silence Illuminating Amber Rocks Glass #173","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eWe are pleased to introduce a work featuring Iroe (overglaze painting) and gold gilt floral motifs by Kitade Seiko (1928-2011), a master who inherited the orthodox traditions of Kutani ware while elevating its expression to the level of contemporary art. Kitade Seiko, whose Birth name was Kitade Isamu, was born in 1928 in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Until his passing at the age of 83 in 2011, he consistently pursued a high-standard aesthetic. He was the nephew and the most prominent disciple of \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%22%E5%8C%97%E5%87%BA%E5%A1%94%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E%22\u0026amp;type=product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKitade Tojiro\u003c\/a\u003e, the master who brought innovation to Kutani ware by incorporating Middle Eastern designs. While inheriting his master's passionate and exotic sensibility, Seiko added Japanese delicacy and lyricism to create his own unique, tranquil worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThe most distinctive feature of this work is the extremely precise gold gilding applied to the traditional Kutani Iroe technique. The depicted flowers are realistic yet wrapped in a dreamlike elegance, featuring the red thistle, the national flower of Scotland and symbol of the home of Scotch whisky, and the blue gentian, which embodies the Japanese heart. The vitality of the thistle, which survives the harsh nature of the northern lands, and the blue of the gentian, which harbors quiet intelligence. The fact that these two contrasting flowers are united in perfect balance through Mr. Seiko's delicate gold gilding is the emotional depth of this work. The gold lines outlining each leaf are fixed using a high-difficulty technique that requires skilled brushwork and strict temperature control. These delicate gold lines add depth to the vessel, creating an atmosphere as if the flowers are breathing depending on the lighting. Our shop proposes this prestigious yunomi not merely as a tea vessel, but as a supreme sake vessel for savoring aged spirits and whisky. Unlike transparent crystal glass, the contrast between the gold gilding and the pale colors depicted by Kitade Seiko provides visual depth when amber liquid is poured, making the liquid surface shine golden. The comfortable weight and smooth texture when held, and the characteristic softness of porcelain on the lips, promise a quiet moment that satisfies all five senses along with the aroma of aged spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eKitade Seiko's achievements are demonstrated by his illustrious career, including winning the Special Selection at the Nitten Exhibition and the Hokua Prize, as well as the Fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure awarded by the national government in 1998. Furthermore, he established his position as a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association, and his works are housed in public art museums such as the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, the Komatsu City Museum, and the Nakamura Memorial Museum of Art, Kanazawa. This is an extremely rare work with almost no information available in overseas markets. This piece, which condenses Japan's peak craftsmanship, will be a valuable opportunity for true collectors around the world to incorporate Japanese aesthetics into their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kitade Seiko (Birth name: Kitade Isamu, 1928-2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative Career History:\u003c\/strong\u003e [1967] Won Special Selection at the 10th Nitten Exhibition, [1974] Won Special Selection at the 6th Nitten Exhibition, [1993] Received the Ishikawa Prefecture Cultural Merit Award, [1998] Awarded the Fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure, [Later years] Served as a Nitten judge, Nitten councilor, regular member of the Japan Kogei Association, and director of the Kyoto Craft Artists Association, among other positions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Collections:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spencer Museum of Art (University of Kansas, USA), Minneapolis Institute of Art (USA), Mary Griggs Burke Collection (USA), Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art (Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art), Itsuo Museum of Art (Ikeda City, Osaka), Nakamura Memorial Museum of Art, Kanazawa, Komatsu City Museum, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005–2011 (The mature peak of his final years, following his recognition as a Contemporary Master Craftsman)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good (no chips, no cracks) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccessories:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original box (tomobako), wrapping cloth, and descriptive leaflet included.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Porcelain\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter approx. 7.0 cm, Height approx. 9.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Even if the products provided by our shop are new and unused, they were produced a long time ago and are listed as second-hand items. Please understand and confirm that the products may have damage due to aging before considering a purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Antique Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47516864053435,"sku":null,"price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/0510\/8923\/files\/IMG_4714.jpg?v=1772963885"},{"product_id":"234","title":"Nitten Special Selection and Hokuka Award Winner, Nitten Councillor, Kitade Seiko (北出星光) - Iroe Kinsai Kachomon Sake Cup - Contemporary Kutani Ware's Pinnacle of Saidei Iroe Craft - One of a Kind #234","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"30\"\u003eThis is an extremely dignified sake cup masterpiece by Mr. Kitade Seiko (Birth name: Kitade Isamu, 1928-2011), the third son and most faithful disciple of \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%22%E5%8C%97%E5%87%BA%E5%A1%94%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E%22\u0026amp;type=product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKitade Tojiro\u003c\/a\u003e, a pioneering ceramic artist who greatly redefined the history of Kutani ware from modern to contemporary times, and a master who inherited the legitimate lineage. Kitade Seiko was born in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture in 1928 and, until his passing at the age of 83 in 2011, established his own tranquil artistic world in the post-war contemporary ceramics scene, primarily through the Nitten exhibition. From a young age, he was thoroughly instilled with the strict modernist philosophy passed down from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%22%E5%AF%8C%E6%9C%AC%E6%86%B2%E5%90%89%22\u0026amp;type=product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTomimoto Kenkichi\u003c\/a\u003e, a Living National Treasure who promoted the modernization of ceramics, to his father, Tojiro: \"Do not create patterns from existing patterns.\" This creative spirit, which rejects easy imitation of classics and instead generates new modern designs from sketching nature, gives his works a special authority in the art world as treasures of modern Kutani ware, demonstrating the noble artistry and advanced techniques directly descended from Tomimoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"31\"\u003eThe techniques for which Kitade Seiko is most highly acclaimed are the Saidei colored clay technique, which he inherited from his father and further refined in his own generation, the delicate multi-layer overglaze painting, and the highly harmonized gold, silver, and platinum decoration. In terms of design, he excelled throughout his life in developing modern and exotic abstract geometric patterns inspired by birds, plants, and classical patterns from Persia and Central Asia. By perfectly blending the unique thickness and painterly texture of colored clay and overglazes within a single vessel, rather than treating the smooth surface of porcelain merely as a painting canvas, he succeeded in expressing a quiet, deep, and poetic space previously unseen in Kutani ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"32\"\u003eThis \"Iroe Kinsai Kachomon Sakazuki\" (Sake Cup with Enameled and Gold-decorated Fruit and Butterfly Design) is a masterpiece that clearly and densely expresses Seiko's outstanding techniques and designs. Four equidistant round windows are placed around the outer circumference of the vessel, within which beautifully gradient \"butterflies,\" abstractly modernized yet based on meticulous sketches, and richly ripened \"fruit\" motifs are vividly depicted alternately. Filling the space around the round windows are the intricate Persian-style abstract geometric patterns that are Seiko's true specialty, with the thickness of the red and green overglazes placed at the intersections of the grids and the elegant gold lines bordering them forming a magnificent three-dimensional texture. Furthermore, a round window is placed at the center bottom of the cup's interior (mikomi), with a design of fruiting plants surrounded by a refined dotted pattern in gold on a red ground (akaji kinrande), and red and gold double lines around the rim. Such high-difficulty decorations are applied without compromise, even to the innermost parts. This technique of combining colored clay, multi-layer overglaze, and gold decoration carries an extremely high risk of peeling and cracking due to differences in shrinkage rates between the body and the colored clay, and requires multi-stage firing, moving the piece repeatedly between the main kiln and the overglaze kiln after determining the optimal temperature range. Thus, it is an ultra-high-difficulty crystallization achievable only through the skill of an exceptional master craftsman. On the back of the foot, the artist's signature \"Seiko\" is proudly written in green paint, proof of his genuine work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"33\"\u003eKitade Seiko consistently maintained a style throughout his life of creating each piece with singular devotion for exhibition at Nitten and solo shows, distinguishing himself from commercial crafts produced for mass consumption. Therefore, the total number of existing works is extremely limited. In particular, many of his major and representative works are housed in public museums and research institutions such as the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art and the Research Institute of Art and Craft, Kanazawa College of Art. Authentic small pieces circulated in the private market are exceedingly rare, possessing immense scarcity value. This is a very rare Japanese masterpiece about which there is little information overseas. We propose this sake cup, imbued with art-historical authority and superlative technique, as the ultimate Japanese Kōgei sake vessel for enjoying traditional Japanese beauty in the palm of your hand, in line with a sophisticated modern lifestyle. Its small, comfortable size of 3.0 cm in height, 6.3 cm in rim diameter, and 2.7 cm in base diameter is ideal for savoring aged sake and mature sake that have acquired deep richness and mellow aromas over many years. The vivid overglaze and noble gold decoration covering the entire vessel resonate beautifully with the elegant amber color of the poured aged sake, elevating a daily evening drink into a luxurious experience of appreciating supreme three-dimensional art. It is the ultimate modern piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"34\"\u003e*The description on the wrapping paper is also transcribed below.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"35\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Transcription] \u003c\/strong\u003eNobe (of the field) though it flourishes, its age will end. The leaves, merely scattered by the west wind, the forest wind, the dew that rested on them, too, scatters to the original leaves. Not even a drop of dew remains, all just scattering away. Nothing remains, such is this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"36\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(English Poetic Translation) \u003c\/strong\u003eThough the fields lushly flourish, their span of life must reach its dusk. The leaves that bide now are swept away by the autumn wind, the sighing forest breeze; the dew that rested upon them scatters back to its mother leaves. Vanishing without leaving even a single droplet behind, it all scatters and fades—such is the fleeting law of this impermanent world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"37\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eKitade Seiko (北出星光, Birth name: Kitade Isamu, 1928-2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"38\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Representative Activities:\u003c\/strong\u003e [1952] First selection at the 8th Nitten Exhibition, [1962] Received the Special Selection and Hokuka Award at the 5th Shin Nitten Exhibition, [1975] Appointed Nitten member, [1992] Appointed Nitten councilor, Member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Designated Intangible Cultural Property Kutani Ware Technical Preservation Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorks in Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Research Institute of Art and Craft, Kanazawa College of Art, and other major public institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980s (Golden age as a Nitten member, mature period in his 50s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Condition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good (no chips, no cracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Porcelain (colored clay, overglaze enamel, gold decoration)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccessories:\u003c\/strong\u003e None (including wrapping paper)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight approx. 3.0 cm, Rim diameter approx. 6.3 cm, Base diameter approx. 2.7 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003ePlease note that all products offered by our store, even if brand new and unused, originate from a historic production period and are strictly listed as antique\/used fine art items. Vintage products may exhibit subtle age-related characteristics; please consider purchasing upon full understanding and confirmation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Antique Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754503913659,"sku":null,"price":35000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/0510\/8923\/files\/IMG_8709_result.jpg?v=1783739758"}],"url":"https:\/\/antiqueliquor1926.com\/en\/collections\/maker-kitade-seiko.oembed","provider":"Antique Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}