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Sakai Kobu

(Japanese b.1936)

Sakai Kobu is a Toki Prefecture Living National Treasure and is well known for his Kobu-Shino glaze that exudes a soft, ethereal appearance. Sakai’s development of his unique Kobu-Shino has played an important role in the contemporary Shino scene and his work has been influential on the style of a whole new generation of potters.

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A shino vase made by Sakai Kobu sold at auction by Maak

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