Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Concave Form, c. 1974, slab built stoneware low bowl, with bevelled edge and textured surface to interior, matte brown and turquoise glaze, artists seals impressed on base, height 8 cm width 45 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 2018. Private Collection, Sydney. Exhibited: 'Fourteen Years of Handbuilt Ceramics' at Pastoral Gallery, Queanbeyan, 1986. Reference: Cf. Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, similar characteristics, 'Rural Retreat', Accession number: 4:0437, Pastoral Gallery, Queanbeyan, 'Fourteen Years of Handbuilt Ceramics' catalogue, page 15