(1952-2023)
MINEGISHI SEIKŌ specialized in notoriously difficult craquelure celadon glaze on a wide range of vessel forms. His thickly applied glazes spanned the classical range of celadon colors from pale green to gray to beige and are characterized by kan’nyū, or deep crackling that accentuated his elegant forms.
Minegishi didn’t originally work in celadon glazes but in kohiki vessels (an iron-rich body covered by thin white slip glazes) modeled on early Korean bun-cheong wares. After seeing a Chinese celadon bowl in the Tokyo National Museum, he began to research celadon and examine all the classical celadon collections in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. After visually digesting these collections, Minegishi started experimenting with his clay and a variety of celadon glaze techniques. Five years later, he found the right method to create the deep crackles that are the signature of Guan wares. He also succeeded in creating deep reddish-purple lines that suffuse the crackled glaze and that became one of his signature aesthetics.
Ovoid faceted vessel with low raised round mouth and beishoku (rice-colored) celadon craquelure glaze with red-blush kiln effects
2019
Glazed stoneware
15 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.
SOLD
Faceted vase with crane neck, flared mouth, raised foot and beishoku (rice-colored) craquelure celadon glaze with red-blush kiln effects
2019
Glazed stoneware
11 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.
SOLD
Brown rice-colored celadon-glazed stoneware
2018
Glazed stoneware
15 x 14 7/8 in.
Inv# 10683
SOLD
Persimmon-shaped celadon incense burner
2013
Crackled-celadon glazed stoneware
3 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.
SOLD
Taupe celadon glazed bowl with beveled edge
2013
Celadon glazed stoneware
4 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.
Inv#8331
SOLD
Narrow-footed vessel with flaring, open mouth and undulating linear design
2012
Celadon glazed stoneware
12 1/2 x 11 x 9 7/8 in.
Inv# 8338
SOLD
Eared crackle-glaze celadon swirling bottle with open mouth
2002
12 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.
Inv#3049
SOLD
