Silver-decorated Vase by Yamatoya Tadafumi, circa 2000-2005

Ceramic vase signed by Yamatoya Tadafumi (大和屋忠文). The form is tall, with an oval base, rounded shoulders, and a narrow cylindrical neck. The silhouette is compact, focused on a clean verticality.

The surface is crafted in the tradition of irabo (伊羅保釉) glaze, matte and grainy, with olive green tones mixed with ferrous browns. The texture presents natural irregularities linked to firing and the composition of the clay. The decoration consists of vertical bands and a shoulder motif executed in metallic silver (ginsai 銀彩), producing changing reflections depending on the light. The opposition between the mineral surface and the silver intervention organizes the reading of the piece.

Yamatoya Tadafumi (大和屋忠文) is a ceramist active in Japan around the turn of the 2000s. His work is documented in Japanese galleries specializing in contemporary ceramics, particularly in Tokyo at 桃居 (Momoi), where solo exhibitions are mentioned in the early 2000s. Texts associated with these presentations describe work based on irabo glaze and repeated firings with reduction cooling.

This vase comes with its signed tomobako with seal.

Dimensions: height approximately 31 cm; neck diameter approximately 4.4 cm; base approximately 13.5 x 10.8 cm.