With pottery roots stretching back to the Momoyama period (1573-1615), Tsubusa Kato (b. 1962) was naturally drawn to porcelain. Kato began his career working with mixed clay and mass production, but after five years, he started his studio in Tomika-chō. His work is defined by the manipulation of a New Zealand porcelain combined with a celadon glaze and while much of his work takes on a dynamic and indefinable form, the end result is subtle and sensitive. The glaze and clay are not restricted to a defined form, but change with each viewing. Traditionally glaze is applied with decorative purpose but Kato is motivated by a desire to express the true form of glaze as a material.
His works have been exhibited extensively, including at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exposition, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria & Albert in London, and many other museums in Japan and Europe.
Collections include; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan. Musée National de Ceramique, France. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. The Art Institute of Chicago, USA.Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto, Japan Kyoto Newspaper Company, Japan. Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan . Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Musée Tomo, Tokyo, Japan. Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
Porcelain with celadon glaze. Abstract, flower decoration. 17cm wide by 9cm high.
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Porcelain. Elliptical, irregular form. Pale blue celadon glaze over a white porcelain body. 15cm wide, 7cm high.
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