Kato Tomotaro (1851-1916): A Seto Porcelain Vase, of double gourd form elegantly decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a creeper-clad, spreading pine tree, signed to the base "Yugyokuen Toju sei", height 22.6cms, Meiji Period. Tomotaro was a student of Gottfried Wagener (among others) and in 1877 became manager of the "Edogawa Seitosho" (Ceramics Manufacturing Company). In 1883 he took over a kiln set up by Wagener and renamed it Yugyokuengama, at the same time adopting the art name "Toju" Condition Report: No discernible damage Condition Report Disclaimer