Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), large Ikebana vase, c. 1980, slab and coil built stoneware of shouldered form, decorated with birds in flight against a matte glazed body, artist's seals impressed to base, signed 'Hiroe Swen', height 43 cm, length 48 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Weswal gallery, Tamworth, 1993. Private Collection, Canberra. Private Collection, NSW