Collection
YASUHARA Kimei
(Japan 1906–1980)
- Title
- Vase with white slip
- Alternative title:
- Hanasashi hakudei
- Place of origin
-
Japan
- Period
- Shôwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
- Year
- 1955
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- stoneware
- Dimensions
-
17.0 x 26.5 x 8.9cm
- Signature & date
- Artist's seal on lower side, impressed. Not dated. Signed lid [associated NWA box], in Japanese, ink [inscribed] "Kimei saku [made by Kimei]" [and artist's seal]. Not dated. Signed and dated base [associated NWA box] "1955 by Kimey Yasuhara".
- Credit
- Gift of Norman Sparnon 1988
- Accession number
- 411.1988
- 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.
