Oval Dotted Plate by Osamu Tsutsui

These oval shaped dishes were made by Osamu Tsutsui at his studio in Kasama.

Used in the cafe that adjourns Tsutsui’s home and workplace, the pieces show another side to the ceramicist’s work.

The dots on the surface contrast with oval shape of the dish, with each one unique in its combinations.

Size : 21cm x 14cm x 3.8cm
Weight: 400g 

About Osamu Tsutsui

A true veteran of the Kasama pottery scene, Osamu Tsutsui’s stoneware is known widely for its elemental quality and dramatic forms.  Born in Nagano, Tsutsui studied with the potter Isamu Miura in Tokyo in the late 1960s, and emerged from the craft and design scene of this period.  He built the kiln he still works at in Kasama, together with the house next to it, in 1976.  Tsutsui’s large pieces are held in collections, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and combine a confidence in form with the markings of natural glaze from ash movements in his kiln.  He also makes work for the table, and can be found with his wares at Kasama ceramic fairs.  These items too show the power of Tsutsui’s ceramic imagination, and his skill.