Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 92
A JAPANESE OHAGURO-TSUBO JAR
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A JAPANESE OHAGURO-TSUBO JAR
EDO OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
The ovoid body with a short everted rim, the surface with a natural ash glaze and cream-coloured mottling on the reddish ground, 19.8cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.