Vase - Very fine stoneware vase, signed - Mihara Ken (b. 1958) - Japan
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Japan-made, a very fine stoneware vase signed Mihara Ken (b. 1958), in good condition with signs of aging, dating to the Heisei period, measuring 10 cm in diameter and 19 cm high, with original signed and sealed tomobako.
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Mihara Ken is a ceramic artist born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1958. After studying civil engineering in university, Mihara studied under Mingei potter Kenji Funaki for one year, and then embarked on a solo career. He has received numerous leading awards, such as the Grand Prize at the “Forms of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition in 2001 and 2008, as well as the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2008, widely considered to be the most coveted award in contemporary Japanese ceramics.
His works are in 40 public collections all over the world, such asthe Metropolitan Museum New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, among others.
With original signed and sealed tomobako.
Measurements:
diameter: 10 cm
height: 19 cm
Good condition, there could be signs of age and wear from normal use, marks, stains, scratches, rubbing; please, see pictures for actual condition.
Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!
Mihara Ken is a ceramic artist born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1958. After studying civil engineering in university, Mihara studied under Mingei potter Kenji Funaki for one year, and then embarked on a solo career. He has received numerous leading awards, such as the Grand Prize at the “Forms of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition in 2001 and 2008, as well as the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2008, widely considered to be the most coveted award in contemporary Japanese ceramics.
His works are in 40 public collections all over the world, such asthe Metropolitan Museum New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, among others.
With original signed and sealed tomobako.
Measurements:
diameter: 10 cm
height: 19 cm
Good condition, there could be signs of age and wear from normal use, marks, stains, scratches, rubbing; please, see pictures for actual condition.
Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of Origin
Japan
Designer/Artist/Maker
Mihara Ken (b. 1958)
Material
Very fine stoneware vase, signed - Mihara Ken (b. 1958)
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
19 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
10 cm
Estimated Period
Heisei period
