Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). A Favourite Nesting Place II, Vase, c. 2018, slab and coil built stoneware of rounded box form, ivory cream satin glaze, with overlaid decoration with blue glazed bird motifs, artists signature and seals impressed on base, height 18 cm width 27.5 cm depth 19 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Exhibited: 'Fifty Flights of Fancy: Ceramic by Hiroe Swen' at Watson Arts Centre, 2018. Reference: Cf. Vase in the back with flowers photographed during exhibition, https://the-riotact.com/queanbeyan-ceramic-artist-hiroe-swen-going-strong-at-84/276766