NAKAMURA TAKUO (b. 1945), Designed Space IV, two-part sculpture mounted on metal base with support rods, 2025, stoneware with polychrome under- and overglazes, gold, and silver, with brass and steel mount, 29 1/2 x 19 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.

Beyond Kutani II: Innovations in Form and Color
Nakamura Takuo and Takegoshi Jun
Closing Tuesday,  December 23, 2025
39 East 78th St, Ste 401, NYC

There is still time to experience Beyond Kutani II: Innovations in Form and Color at Joan B Mirviss LTD, featuring captivating new works by two of today’s most iconic Kutani artists, Nakamura Takuo (b. 1945) and Takegoshi Jun (b. 1948), before it closes on December 23!

Long prized for its richly painterly surfaces and bold enamel overglazes, Kutani porcelain has captivated audiences for centuries. Raised in ceramic-making families in Ishikawa Prefecture—Kutani’s historic home—Nakamura Takuo and Takegoshi Jun draw deeply from the tradition’s classical aesthetics, including the five colors (gosai) of Old Kutani. Masterfully uniting painterly imagery with dynamic three-dimensional forms, they transform surface decoration into sculptural expression, ushering Kutani into a vibrant contemporary realm.

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