Thank you for viewing. Ceramic artist Hokuto Ito This is a work by Ito Hokuto, a glazed and engraved color porcelain panel titled "Dream Landscape." (Porcelain Panel Dream Landscape) This piece was purchased at a solo exhibition about 20 years ago. Ito Hokuto's works, which build a unique world view through poetic and rich pattern expressions that symbolically capture birds, animals, plants, etc., continue to fascinate many ceramic art fans. [Artist's Biography] 1961 Born in Nakano-ku, Tokyo 1987 Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts 1989 Completed the Master's Program in Ceramics, Tokyo University of the Arts In the same year, became an apprentice of Yoshimichi Fujimoto (Living National Treasure) 1990 First selection for the Japan Traditional Crafts New Works Exhibition (and many subsequent selections) 1996 First solo exhibition at Takashimaya, Nihonbashi 1999 Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition [and many subsequent selections] 2017 Selected for the 7th Kikuchi Biennale 2018 Awarded the Mitsukoshi Isetan Prize at the 58th East Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition 2019 The work exhibited at the 66th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition was purchased by the Imperial Household Agency [Dimensions] Diameter: 28.0cm Thickness: 0.7cm [Condition] This work has been stored in a display case for a long time since its purchase, so there are no scratches, stains, or scuffs due to aging, and it is in near-new condition. Please take a look at the images and product description, and we hope you will take this opportunity to acquire it. We have other items for sale as well. Please take a look if you like. Clicking the links below will show you a list of our current listings. #SaffronArt #SaffronCrafts #SaffronVintage #SaffronCeramics #SaffronCeramicArt #SaffronArtistWorks [Returns] We offer "returns accepted" to allow our customers to purchase with peace of mind. If you find any damage or defects in the product after it arrives, please contact us before you rate the product. After you return the product and we confirm it, we will refund the full purchase price. The seller will also cover the return shipping costs.