Ovoid vessel with black and silver glazes, with geometric ‘woven’ pattern
1988
Glazed stoneware
9 x 7 x 8 1/4 in.
Inv# 5680
SOLD
Bent vessel with woven-pattern decoration
1988
Stoneware with resist-applied iron slip decoration and thin silver glaze
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Inv# 8861
SOLD
Columnar, slightly bent vessel
1984
Stoneware with resist-applied iron slip decoration and thin silver glaze
11 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Inv# 9784
SOLD
Kuriki Tatsusuke (1943-2013)
Conical and rounded vase decorated with abstract patterning in silver and dusty green glaze and dots in black glaze
1982
Glazed stoneware
11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.
Inv# 10097
SOLD
White-glazed oval tsubo (vessel)
ca. 1979
Glazed stoneware with silver overglaze
9 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Inv# 10758
SOLD
Although born in Seto, Kuriki both studied and later taught at Kyoto Municipal University of Arts and Music. He carefully designs the surface of each piece, often formed in an asymmetrical fashion, utilizing a silver glaze over varying surfaces of brownish-green to brownish-red. The form of the vessel always reflects the design of the surface, one enhancing the other. A reclusive artist, his works are exceptionally rare. He ceased production in 1990, and focused exclusively on teaching. He died in 2013.
