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A Japanese studio vase by Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), Showa…
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Melbourne
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6-Mar-2023
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A Japanese studio vase by Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), Showa period (1926-1989), of baluster form in stoneware with a large persimmon glaze splash to one side, and to the other a smaller iron brown splash. Impressed circular mark for Uichi to the base. Together with the tomobako (original Japanese signed wooden box), 22.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter. Other Notes: a master of experimentation with ancient Chinese style glazes but with his own modernist influence on the shapes, Uichi was appointed a Living National treasure in 1985 for his application of tetsu-yu (iron glaze), for which this vase is a good example,
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Oriental: Ceramics - Japanese