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Lot 242 · Ceramics · H 18 · ⌀ 24 cm花器
SPHERICAL INTERIOR VASE (KABIN)
Kyoto ceramics, workshop of Kunio Uchida, Showa period (second half of the 20th century), hand-formed, namako-yu (Namako) glaze.
Estimate
15 000 – 35 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Dimensions
height — 18 cm, diameter — 24 cm.
- Description
An artist’s interior vase of spherical form by Kunio Uchida (1910–1994), an outstanding master of postwar Japanese modernism. The surface of the body is decorated with a dense, flowing namako (“sea cucumber”) glaze with an expressive fine-grained texture. Lively shifts of golden-brown, coffee and dark tones create a deep optical effect and underscore the noble glossy sheen of the piece.
- Contents
Original artist’s 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 calligraphic signature 邦夫作 (Kunio saku — “Made by Kunio”), the master’s personal seal and an original biographical insert (shiori).