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Flower Vase with Sponge-Gourd Design (T-4839)

Creator: Kanzan Shinkai
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Shinkai Kanzan (1912–2011)
Flower Vase with Sponge-Gourd Design, 1970
Porcelain
Size 13 x 7 x 7 in. (33.5 x 18 x 18 cm)

A vase of baluster form with rounded shoulder, short neck, and slightly out-turned mouth, modeled in high relief with a sponge-gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) plant, the dried interior of the gourd rendered in great detail, signed on the base with characters drawn in the clay while it was still soft: Shōwa kanoe-inu tōjitsu Kibi Kanzan haji kinsaku (Respectfully made by the potter Kibi Kanzan in winter 1970)

Comes with the original paulownia-wood tomobako storage box inscribed: Hakujiyaki hechima hana-ike (Porcelain flower vase with sponge gourd) and Kashiko o kōei no kinzō mono Shōwa kanoe-inu Kibi Kanzan haji kinsaku (Carefully made as a mark of my respect, 1970, the potter Kibi Kanzan) and sealed Kibi

Born into a Kyoto ceramic family, Shinkai Kanzan studied under the leading porcelain specialists Seifū Yohei IV (his uncle) and Kiyomizu Rokubei VI; he started to participate in the Teiten national salon from 1930, exhibiting work there in a very wide range of techniques over the subsequent twenty-five years (interrupted by war service in China and imprisonment in Russia). In this striking work he describes himself as a member of the Haji, an early clan that specialized in pottery, and takes the name Kibi, referring to a ceramic ware made in Okayama Prefecture.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed underneath; signed on accompanying storage box
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	porcelain
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	1970
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Florals/Botanical, Handmade
Dealer Reference #:	T-4839
Incollect Reference #:	745331

Dimensions

H.	13.19 in;	Diam.	7.09 in;
H.	33.5 cm;	Diam.	18 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.