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Unattributed Kakiemon style porcelain

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​Sakaida Kakiemon 12th 十二代 酒井田柿右衛門
​1878-1963

Born as the eldest son of the 11th generation Kakiemon, he succeeded to the name of 12th Kakiemon with the death of his father in 1917.
In 1919, Obata Hideyoshi and Kakiemon established a limited partnership and started to use ‘Kakufuku’ on their products, but upon leaving the company in 2016, the ‘Kakufuku’ seal became the company’s property and so the Sakaida family began to use ‘Work of Kakiemon’ on their products.
During that time, he showed success through things like winning the silver medal at the Kyushu-Okinawa Prefectural Association Prize Show in 1919, and being designated as an arts and crafts custodian artist by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 1940. In 1953, in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the first generation Kakiemon, the eldest son Shibuo(later the 13th Kakiemon) and his grandson Sho(currently the 14th Kakiemon) recreated and revived the technique of ‘Nigoshide’.
In addition, he received awards like the Japan Traditional Crafts Association Award of Excellence in 1955, and the Grand Prize at the Brussels National Expo in 1958, and received the Order of the Sacred Treasure of the Fourth Class in 1962.
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​Sakaida Kakiemon 13th 十三代 酒井田柿右衛門
​1906-1982

Born in the traditional Kakiemon family as the eldest son of Kakiemon XII, he learned pottery from his father. When Kakiemon XII yet lived, he produced works as Sakaida Shibuo, and exhibited at Saga Prefecture Exhibition and Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition. After being repeatedly selected, in 1955, in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the first Kakiemon, his father, Kakiemon XII, and his son Masaru (14th Kakiemon) revived the Nigori-te technique.
In 1963, with the death of his father, he was named Sakaida Kakiemon XIII.
In the following year, he was recommended as a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association and held a solo exhibition commemorating the assumption of his name at leading department stores all over the country, simultaneously holding the “San-emon Exhibition” with Imaizumi Imaemon and Nakazato Tarouemon. In 1966, he was selected as a cultural meritorious person in Saga Prefecture. In 1971, he led a senior engineer at Kakiemon Kobo to preserve the traditional Kakiemon technique and established the Kakiemon Ceramics Technology Preservation Society. In the same year, he and the Preservation Society received the comprehensive designation of a nationally designated important intangible cultural property on account of the Nigori-te technique.
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Sakaida Kakiemon 14th 十四代 酒井田柿右衛門​
Kakiemon Sakaida XIV 酒井田柿右衛門（14代)
1934-2013
​Living National Treasure 人間国宝 2001

Born the eldest son of the 13th generation Kakiemon, he learned pottery from his father as well as his grandfather (the 12th generation Kakiemon.) He was chosen for a prize for the first time in the 28th Issuikai Exhibition in 1966. He was also chosen for a prize for the first time in the First Western Japan Kogei Exhibition, which was newly established in the same year.
From that point onward, he continued to display his works in the Saga Prefecture Exhibition and, from 1968, the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition. In 1971, he was nominated for full member of the Japan Kogei Association. Along with displaying works at exhibitions, he also vigorously took part in private exhibitions such as the Generation Exhibition and the Father and Child Exhibition, under the name Sakaida Masashi. He thoroughly researched traditional Kakiemon pottery painting and the nigoshide technique, and following the death of his father in 1982, he succeeded the name as the 14th generation Sakaida Kakiemon.
From 1983 to 1984, he held Succession Commemoration Exhibitions in places such as department stores in various regions throughout Japan. Not limited to inside the country, he also started becoming active in holding private exhibitions in places such as America, Germany, Singapore, Russia and France.
In addition, his main awards include the Japan Ceramics Society Award and the Saga Governor Award in the Western Japan Ceramic Exhibition in 1984 and the Japan Kogei Association Honorable Mention in the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1986 and in 1992. In 1993, he was acknowledged as an honorary member of the International Academy of Ceramics, and in 2001 as a Nationally Designated Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure.)
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​Sakaida Kakiemon 15th 十五代 酒井田柿右衛門
​1968-

Born in Arita, Saga Prefecture on April 17 1968
1991 Dropped out of the Department of Painting, Tama Art University
1991 Started studying under Kakiemon XIV
2010 Selected for the first time at the 45th Seibu Traditional Crafts Exhibition
Selected for the first time at the 57th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2012 Became a member of the Arita Ceramic Art Association
2013 Appointed as the president of the Preservation of Important Intangible Cultural Property Group (Kakiemon Pottery Technique Preservation Society)
Became an official member of the Japan Kōgei Association
Awarded the Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting Prize at the 48th Seibu Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2014 Succeeded the name of Sakaida Kakiemon XV on February 4.
Became a member of the Saga Ceramic Art AssociationPresent Director of the Japan Kogei Association Seibu Branch, Director of the Saga Ceramic Art Association, Vice-chairman of the Arita Ceramic Art Association, Visiting professor at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University, and Visiting professor at the Faculty of Art and Regional Design, Saga University.
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Kutani ware in style of Kakiemon

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European Porcelain in style of Kakiemon

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Museum Examples

Tokyo National Museum

LACMA

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, NL

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Groupings

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​* Repaired blue and white plate. Large blue spiralling "Fuku" mark and several stilt marks. Bought at a Tokyo flea market in February. The seller said it was old Kakiemon.
* Large octagonal bowl. No mark. Bought at Ventura flea market late last year. I suspect it might be European (Meissen?).
* Quail plate. Marked Kakiemon. Bought many years ago, probably at a SoCal thrift store.
* Sake cup. Marked Kakiemon. Bought at a Japanese thrift store (since closed) in San Diego.
* Oval scalloped bowl. No mark. Possibly just Arita ware. Bought at a Tokyo flea market in February.
* Lidded bowl. Spiralling red "Fuku" marks on lid and bowl. Possibly just Arita / Imari ware, but it does have a different look to it. Bought in March at an antique store in Kamakura.
* Large gourd shaped vase. Marked Kakiemon. Bought from Japanese antiques dealer at Pasadena antique mall, in 2018, I think.
* Scalloped bowl. No mark. Possibly just Arita ware. Bought at a Tokyo flea market in February.
* Smaller gourd shaped vase. Red square "Fuku" mark. Probably Arita ware. Bought at Pasadena City College flea market in 2017 or 2018.
* Lidded three friends of winter bowl. Kakiemon mark. Bought at Seattle antique mall Feb 2019.
* Sake set. Blue spiralling "Fuku" mark.
Bought at Seattle area thrift store Feb 2019.
* Pierced rim bowl. No mark. Possibly just Arita ware. Bought at Pasadena City College flea market late 2019.
* Ashtray. Kakiemon mark. Bought at a Tokyo flea market in February.
* Cup and saucer. No mark. No idea what this is, I included it because the color pallet kind of matches. Bought at a SoCal thrift store many years ago.
* Plate. Imaemon mark. Bought at Hakone antique store in Feb 2020.

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