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Lot 234 · Metal · H 23 cm花器
INTERIOR VASE “HANAIRE” WITH AZURE PATINA
Master Kato Shuho (Shuitsu), Takaoka doki ware. Second half of the 20th century
Art bronze; cast, artist’s seishu patination.
Estimate
30 000 – 45 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Named master
- Dimensions
height — 23 cm.
- Description
A rare artist’s hanaire vase for the tea ceremony or interior arrangements, cast from art bronze. It has an expressive flattened body with two elegant decorative ears (mimi). The surface is covered with a rare, noble azure-green seishu patina (青秀), creating deep colour transitions.
- Marks
On the metal base — the artist’s personal struck mark.
- Contents
Original 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 a calligraphic indication of the name of the piece and the type of patina, and an insert with the master’s official biography.