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Lot 216 · Ceramics · H 22 cm花器
SINGLE-FLOWER VASE (ICHIRIN-ZASHI) “TSURUKUBI”
Master Takemoshige, Bizen ware. Okayama Prefecture, second half of the 20th century, hand-formed, wood-fired.
Estimate
22 000 – 27 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Named master
- Dimensions
height — 22 cm.
- Description
A collectible interior vase for a single flower (ichirin-zashi) in the classic old tsurukubi (“crane neck”) form. The vessel is made by hand from the famous iron-rich, dense clay of the Bizen region and has a unique texture formed by the natural settling of kiln ash during a long firing.
- Marks
On the base — a clear impressed artist’s mark.
- Contents
Original paulownia-wood 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.), the lid inscribed with the calligraphic name of the piece “Bizen Hanaire”, the artist’s signature “Takemoshige saku” (武茂重作 — “Made by Takemoshige”) and the impression of his personal red seal.