A JAPANESE DOUBLE-HANDLED VASE BY TOKUDA YASOKICHI III/ MASAHIKO (1933-2009)

A JAPANESE DOUBLE-HANDLED VASE BY TOKUDA YASOKICHI III/ MASAHIKO (1933-2009)
HEISEI ERA, 20TH CENTURY

Of tall ovoid form with a waisted neck and a flared rim, two small ring handles applied to the shoulder; decorated with a colourful glaze with aubergine, electric blue and cyan streaks, the white body left visible in places, the overall effect reminiscent of Chinese Tang dynasty glazes; signed underneath, 25.5cm; with a tomobako wood box inscribed Kabin, Kutani Yasokichi, with the seal Kutani Yasokichi. (2)