A bronze vase by Hasuda Shugoro. A patinated green vase, decorated with lines in the body. Very elegant design and high quality work. Height: 21cm, Width: 15cm, Length: 15cm Hasuda Shugoro was born in 1915 in Kanazawa. He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1938, and was a member of the Nihon Geijutsuin or Japan Arts Academy (the successor to the Pre-War Imperial Arts Academy). He exhibited at the 5th Nitten in 1949, and subsequently won many prizes. Among these in 1959 was the Mombudaijinsho, a highly regarded prize awarded by the Minister of Education. Decorated with the Order of Cultural Merit in 1991, Hasuda Shugoro stands as one of the leading modernist artists working in bronze during the Post-War Period.