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Lot 255 · Ceramics · H 11.5 cm花器
MINI VASE “BOTTLE GOURD” (HYOTAN)
Master Miyanishi Kei, Tamba ceramics. Second half of the 20th century, potter's wheel, matte glaze.
Estimate
4 000 – 7 000 ₽
- Named master
- Dimensions
height — 11.5 cm.
- Description
A small collector's vase, thrown on the potter's wheel in the symbolic form of the bottle gourd, hyotan (a traditional Japanese talisman of good fortune and health). The body is decorated with a rhythmic relief of throwing rings and covered with a dense matte sandy-ochre glaze.
- Marks
The artist's original stamp is cut on the base: “Kei” (啓).