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Lot 213 · Ceramics · H 28.5 cm花器
TEA VASE “CRANE NECK” (TSURUKUBI HANAIRE)
Man (萬) kiln. Second half of the 20th century
Ceramics; haiyu (haigusuri) ash glaze.
Estimate
18 000 – 26 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Dimensions
height — 28.5 cm.
- Description
An elegant tea ceremony vase of the traditional tsurukubi (“crane neck”) form, with a strictly elongated narrow neck and a smooth teardrop-shaped base. The surface is covered with a dense natural ash glaze, creating a complex, painterly play of deep olive, swamp-green and ochre tones.
- Marks
On the base — the hand-incised artist’s mark 萬 (“Man”).
- Contents
Original wooden box (tomobakoTomobako 共箱 — an authentic box of valuable, seasoned wood (often paulownia), made specially for a particular piece. On the lid the master or owner personally inscribes in ink the calligraphic title of the object, his signature and the impression of a personal seal. It is the principal certificate of authenticity.) with the artist’s calligraphy “Tsurukubi Hanaire”, signature and personal red seal of the master.