Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2024
Lot 331
A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN VASE BY FUJII SHUMEI (1936-2017)
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £693
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Description
A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN VASE BY FUJII SHUMEI (1936-2017)
HEISEI ERA, C.2004
Of bulbous shape with a delicate folded rim, the body decorated with a succession of hills covered with thick woods, snow blanketing further hills in the distance; the base signed Shumei, 27.5cm; together with a tomobako wood box, with an inscription reading as 'a vase, entitled Early Spring, made by Shumei, a friend of Nitten Exhibition'; accompanied by a document hand-written by Shumei about the firing of this vase and his passion for ceramics and dedication to his kiln in Arita. (2)