Vase - Porcelain - Japan - Pine Forest Moon Design

◆　Item Description
This is a hand-painted porcelain single-stem flower vase (ikebana vase) by the Japanese ceramic artist Fujii Shumei (藤井朱明), titled "Oboro Zuki" ("Hazy Moon"). The piece has a classic teardrop silhouette with a long, slender neck opening into a rounded bulbous body, a shape traditionally used for displaying a single flower stem.

The decoration depicts a softly layered landscape rising up the body of the vase: a stylised forest of pine-like trees rendered in graduated shades of blue, fading upward into a pale cream sky where a small gilt moon is set against a hazy backdrop of clouds. The neck is finished in a soft grey-blue glaze that echoes the tonal palette of the design below. The piece is unglazed at the foot ring and bears the artist's mark, written in underglaze blue, on the base.

The vase would suit a tokonoma alcove, a tea room setting, or any interior where a single accent stem is displayed against a refined, atmospheric backdrop.

He is a renowned and accomplished Arita ceramic artist who repeatedly exhibited at the prestigious Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) and later established his own "Shumei-gama" kiln, where he perfected original techniques such as unique tenmoku glazes and leaf-vein impression method

＜Major Museums Housing His Works＞
Fujii Shumei's works are held in prominent museums both in Japan and internationally:

The British Museum (London, UK): Known as a representative international collection, highly evaluating the artistic value of his works.

Others: His works are also housed in public museums and cultural institutions domestically and internationally.

＜ Major Awards & Recognition＞
He has received numerous awards and honors at prestigious exhibitions, including Nitten:

First Nitten Selection (c. 1962 / Showa 37): First selected for the Nitten exhibition with his piece "Kanryū" (Cold Current), going on to be selected a total of 15 times. (A prominent ceramic artist from Saga Prefecture)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acquisitions: His works have been purchased by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a total of 6 times.

Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition: Won the Minister of Education Award. (A prominent ceramic artist from Saga Prefecture)

Japan New Crafts Exhibition: Won the Japan New Crafts Award. (A prominent ceramic artist from Saga Prefecture)

Saga Prefecture Arts and Culture Merit Award (1994 / Heisei 6)

Size
Height: 21 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 10 cm

Weight
732 g

Condition
Based on visual inspection of the photographs, the vase presents in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or repairs observed. The glaze surface shows only the natural, minor variations typical of hand-applied glaze and underglaze decoration.

Additional Information
Artist mark reading "Shumei" (朱明) is inscribed in underglaze blue on the base.
Material: porcelain, hand-decorated with underglaze blue and gilt accent.
Form: single-stem ikebana vase, titled "Oboro Zuki" (Hazy Moon).
Made in Japan.

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