Japanese Mashiko
Tadashi Yokokura 横倉正氏 Studio Pottery Kappa Guinomi Sake Cup
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Type: Trick Sake Cup (Guinomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Tadashi Yokokura 横倉正氏 / 横倉正さん (1944-), Folk Craft Yokokura Kappa Kiln, Mashiko, Japan. Unsigned.
民芸よこくら 河童窯
昭和１９年 ４月１３日 益子生まれ
昭和５５年頃から佐藤学氏、横倉建（正氏の弟）に益子焼を学び始める
平成 ８年 素人陶芸展に手びねり河童を出展し入選
平成 ９年 栃木県湯西川「かっぱ大祭」に河童２０点出品
宇都宮「木馬館ギャラリー」にて初個展
平成１０年 益子で工房設立「河童窯」
福島県「会津中合デパート８Fギャラリー」にて個展
平成１１年 土岐市「ユニーク河童展」入選
益子にて「益子焼河童館」開館
個展を２回開催
平成１２年 福島県「会津中合デパート８Fギャラリー」にて個展
平成１６年 益子「やまに大塚」にて個展
Folk Craft Yokokura Kappa Kiln
Born in Mashiko on April 13, 1944.
Around 1980, he began learning Mashiko pottery from Sato Manabu and Yokokura Ken (Masa's younger brother).
1996: Exhibited hand-made kappa at an amateur pottery exhibition and won a prize. 1997:
Exhibited 20 kappa at the Kappa Festival in Yunishigawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
First solo exhibition at the Mokubakan Gallery in Utsunomiya.
1998: Established a studio in Mashiko called Kappa Kiln and held
a solo exhibition at the Aizu Nakago Department Store 8F Gallery in Fukushima Prefecture.
1999: Selected for the Unique Kappa Exhibition in Toki City.
Opened the Mashiko Pottery Kappa Museum in Mashiko and
held two solo exhibitions.
2000: Solo exhibition at the Aizu Nakago Department Store 8F Gallery in Fukushima Prefecture. 2004:
Solo exhibition at Yamani Otsuka in Mashiko.
kappauv.com/sub3/yokokura.html
Size: 2 15/16" diameter (7.46 cm), 2 1/2" tall (6.35 cm)
Weight: 3.2 oz (91 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Tadashi Yokokura
Collected: Bought from Tadashi Yokokura at his shop in Mashiko, Japan, 29 MAR 2020 (the same day Tokyo had a very rare snowfall during cherry blossom (sakura) season).
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Cone-shaped trick sake cup (the trick is you can't set it down a table without spilling it), with a sculpted kappa yokai hanging onto the side of the cup.
Location:
Japanese Mashiko Tadashi Yokokura 横倉正氏 Studio Pottery Kappa Guinomi Sake Cup
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Trick Sake Cup (Guinomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Tadashi Yokokura 横倉正氏 / 横倉正さん (1944-), Folk Craft Yokokura Kappa Kiln, Mashiko, Japan. Unsigned.
民芸よこくら 河童窯
昭和１９年 ４月１３日 益子生まれ
昭和５５年頃から佐藤学氏、横倉建（正氏の弟）に益子焼を学び始める
平成 ８年 素人陶芸展に手びねり河童を出展し入選
平成 ９年 栃木県湯西川「かっぱ大祭」に河童２０点出品
宇都宮「木馬館ギャラリー」にて初個展
平成１０年 益子で工房設立「河童窯」
福島県「会津中合デパート８Fギャラリー」にて個展
平成１１年 土岐市「ユニーク河童展」入選
益子にて「益子焼河童館」開館
個展を２回開催
平成１２年 福島県「会津中合デパート８Fギャラリー」にて個展
平成１６年 益子「やまに大塚」にて個展
Folk Craft Yokokura Kappa Kiln
Born in Mashiko on April 13, 1944.
Around 1980, he began learning Mashiko pottery from Sato Manabu and Yokokura Ken (Masa's younger brother).
1996: Exhibited hand-made kappa at an amateur pottery exhibition and won a prize. 1997:
Exhibited 20 kappa at the Kappa Festival in Yunishigawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
First solo exhibition at the Mokubakan Gallery in Utsunomiya.
1998: Established a studio in Mashiko called Kappa Kiln and held
a solo exhibition at the Aizu Nakago Department Store 8F Gallery in Fukushima Prefecture.
1999: Selected for the Unique Kappa Exhibition in Toki City.
Opened the Mashiko Pottery Kappa Museum in Mashiko and
held two solo exhibitions.
2000: Solo exhibition at the Aizu Nakago Department Store 8F Gallery in Fukushima Prefecture. 2004:
Solo exhibition at Yamani Otsuka in Mashiko.
kappauv.com/sub3/yokokura.html
Size: 2 15/16" diameter (7.46 cm), 2 1/2" tall (6.35 cm)
Weight: 3.2 oz (91 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Tadashi Yokokura
Collected: Bought from Tadashi Yokokura at his shop in Mashiko, Japan, 29 MAR 2020 (the same day Tokyo had a very rare snowfall during cherry blossom (sakura) season).
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Cone-shaped trick sake cup (the trick is you can't set it down a table without spilling it), with a sculpted kappa yokai hanging onto the side of the cup.
Location:
Japanese Mashiko Tadashi Yokokura 横倉正氏 Studio Pottery Kappa Guinomi Sake Cup
