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Lot 230
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Lot 230 · Ceramics · H 21 cm花器
INTERIOR VASE “HANAIRE” WITH DECORATIVE “KUJAKU” HANDLES
Estimate
11 000 – 15 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Master / workshop
Artist’s workshop Heian Ichien.
- Material
Kiyomizu / Kochi ware (Kyoto), coloured relief glazes.
- Period
Second half of the 20th century.
- Dimensions
Height — 21 cm.
- Description
A teardrop-shaped vase with an elongated neck decorated with ring relief. On either side of the neck are elegant shaped handles (kujaku), stylized as silhouettes of peacocks. The piece is hand-made in the rare traditional Kochi-yakiKochi-yaki 交趾焼 — a rare technique of bright polychrome glazes with a pronounced raised outline of clay cord, going back to South Chinese traditions. technique.
- Marks
On the unglazed base — the round artist’s mark of the master, “En”.
- Contents
Wooden 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. box with the artist’s calligraphy, an indication of the form of the piece and the master’s personal certificate seal.