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Title

Vase

1955

Artist

Yasuhara Kimei

Japan

1906 – 1980

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  • Details

    Other Titles
    Black vase
    (Vase with long narrow neck)
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Shōwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
    Date
    1955
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    stoneware with tenmoku glaze
    Dimensions
    32.3 x 8.3 cm
    Signature & date

    Artist's seal stamped on base. Not dated.
    Signed and dated on base [associated NWA box], in ink [inscribed] "1955 by Kimey".

    Credit
    Gift of Norman Sparnon 1988
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    432.1988
    Copyright
    © Estate of Yasuhara Kimei
    Artist information
    Yasuhara Kimei

    Works in the collection

    18

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  • About

    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.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Glorious, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019

Other works by Yasuhara Kimei

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