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Lot 217 · Ceramics · H 19.5 cm花器
SPHERICAL INTERIOR VASE WITH A LEAF IMPRESSION “HA-MEI”
Kyo-yaki ware, Tenmoku style. Kyoto, second half of the 20th century
Ceramics; high-iron microcrystalline glaze, wood-fired.
Estimate
50 000 – 65 000 ₽
- Dimensions
height — 19.5 cm.
- Description
A rare collectible hanaire vase of expressive flattened-spherical form with a flat, wide base. The piece is covered with a deep, iron-rich glaze recreating the old aesthetic canons of the Kinkazan style. The vase has a unique microcrystalline texture with a refined olive-gold metallic shimmer (“golden patina”).
- Features
The unglazed base bears the very rare, highly prized “ha-meiHa-mei 葉銘 — a rare organic trace on unglazed ceramics: the natural imprint of a living tree leaf, which was attached to the base of the piece and burned away completely during the wood firing.” (葉銘) — an organic artist’s trace: the natural impression of a living tree leaf, fully fused into the clay body during the extreme wood firing.