Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 99
A JAPANESE MINO BOTTLE VASE (TOKKURI)
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A JAPANESE MINO BOTTLE VASE (TOKKURI)
EDO OR LATER, 19TH CENTURY
The bulbous body with a tall neck and a slightly everted rim, the sides with a mottled chocolate-brown glaze, 24.5cm.
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.