Ogata Kenzan

 (1663-1743) was perhaps the most celebrated Japanese potter of all time. He was highly influenced by his older brother, the respected painter Ogata Korin.

According to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "He created a new style of painterly ceramics that replaced in popularity the heavily textured decorative overglaze enamels of the Kyoto pottery master Nonomura Ninsei (c.1574-1660/66). Kenzan was the first highly educated and cultivated merchant-artisan to operate a ceramics workshop and the first to use pottery as a medium for painting."Posted byUrban Jeffat5:57 PMEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestLabels:artists3 comments:Jodee RoseDecember 13, 2012 at 12:24 AMOMG, thank you! SO much! When I was in college, there was a question on my art history final asking us to name the brother of the man that made this piece. I have been trying to find out ever since (for the last 15 years). This is the piece, now I know. I can die with a satisfied mind.

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