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Lot 249 · Ceramics · H 12 · ⌀ 16 cm花器
CERAMIC FLOWER VASE (HANAIRE) IN THE KO-BIZEN STYLE, 1982
Estimate
25 000 – 35 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Named master
- Master
Kawasaki (art name — Yasuhide, 靖英).
- Production
Japan, Okayama Prefecture, Ashida kiln. May 1982.
- Material and technique
Ko-Bizen ceramics (古備前焼); hand-formed, a reconstruction of the medieval wood-firing technique without applied glaze (yakishime), combed kushime decoration.
- Dimensions
Height — 12 cm, diameter — 16 cm.
- Description
A collectible flower vase (hanaire) in the spirit of wabi-sabiWabi-sabi 侘寂 — a key Japanese aesthetic concept that prescribes valuing true beauty in its transience, incompleteness and noble imperfection (asymmetry, traces of time, roughness of texture).. Made by the master-researcher Kawasaki as part of his work reviving the authentic firing techniques of the Kamakura — Muromachi periods. The vessel’s distinctive flattened form shows the natural beauty of fired clay, with terracotta, ash and ochre tones produced by the live flame.
- Marks
On the base, the artist’s spatula-incised signature mark (hera-gaki): a vertical line with a flourish.
- Contents
Original 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 calligraphy “Bizen Hanaire” (備前 花入), the signature “Yasuhide” (靖英) and the artist’s seal. Accompanied by a cutting from the Mainichi Shimbun of 4 and 25 May 1982 with articles about the master’s kiln in Ashida and his solo exhibition.