Vase - Bronze - Takahashi Keiten - Japan - Heisei period (1989-present)

Beautiful shape Japanese bronze vase by Takahashi Keiten < EE74KT>

Takahashi Keiten(1920-2009) 
Born in 1920 in Yamagata Prefecture, Takahashi Keiten first studied metal casting under Nagano Tetsushi in 1950.         His work was first accepted into the government-sponsored 7th Nitten exhibition in 1951.        In 1963, he won the encouragement prize at the Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition) and from 1972 served as a judge for the exhibition.   He has presented his work to both the Showa Emperor and the Heisei Emperor, Takahashi Keiten was designated Juyo Mukei Bunkazai or Important Intangible Cultural Asset (commonly known as a Living National Treasure) in 1996.

Size : Height :27 cm Diameter . 8.5 cm
Weight : 650 g with original wooden box 1.3kg