Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), Bimbimbi spring, 1983, hand coiled stoneware of rectangular form with wide turned-out lip, oxidised matte turquoise glaze, artist's seals impressed to base, signed 'Hiroe Swen', with original exhibition catalogue, height 13 cm width 31 cm depth 15 cm. Provenance: pastoral gallery, 1986. Private collection, NSW. Exhibited: fourteen Years of Exhibiting Handbuilt Ceramics, pastoral gallery, 1983, p. 15 (illus.)