Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), large Ikebana vase, c. 1980s, slab and coil built stoneware of shouldered form, decorated with abstract birds in flight design against matte glazed body, artist's seals impressed to base, signed 'Hiroe Swen, height 26.5 cm width 37 cm depth 14 cm. Provenance: Weswal gallery, Tamworth, 1993. Private collection, NSW. Exhibited: Hiroe Swen Solo Exhibition, Weswal gallery, Tamworth, July 1993