Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), square platter, c. 1994, slab built stoneware with bevelled edges and curved sides, decorated with an abstract ring of birds, deep turquoise green glaze, artist's seals impressed to base, minor chip to one corner (A/F), 33 x 32.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased from pastoral gallery, Canberra