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ISHII Furô

(Japan 1899–1964)

Title
Bizen ware flat jug
Other titles:
Bowl
Alternative title:
Bizen hira mizusashi
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Shôwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
Year
1963
Media category
Ceramic
Materials used
stoneware
Dimensions

9.5 x 30.2cm

Signature & date
Signed on lid [NWA box], in Japanese, inscribed in ink"Jûyô mukei bunkazai [An important intangible cultural asset] Ishii Furô" [and artist' seal]. Not dated. Signed at foot, incised "[artist's mark]". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of the artist 1963
Accession number
EC1.1963
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

The Artist Potters of Japan by Peter Rushforth, Hemisphere May 1964, May 1964, 21 [illus.].