YASUHARA Kimei
(Japan 1906–1980)
- Title
- Black flower vase
- Other titles:
- Vase
- Alternative title:
- Kuroi hanasashi
- Place of origin
-
Japan
- Period
- Shôwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
- Year
- 1957
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain
- Dimensions
-
17.0 x 33.5cm
- Signature & date
- Signed side of a leg, in Japanese, incised "Ki [initial of Kimei]".Not dated. Signed and dated base [associated NWA box] "1957 by Kimey".
- Credit
- Gift of Norman Sparnon 1988
- Accession number
- 402.1988
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Yasuhara Kimei was a seminal figure in the development of the avant-garde ceramic movement in post-war Japan. He exhibited in the important Nitten exhibitions, and at other venues.
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Norman Sparnon Retrospective, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 23 Jun 1994–10 Jul 1994.
