36. YI7
£8,500
Description
Japanese porcelain pale celadon lavender glazed ribbed stem bowl, covered overall on the underside and interior with a Ru-type celadon lavender glaze thinning at the ribs, the foot and rim brown.
9 ½ inches, 24.2 cm diameter; 6 ½ inches, 16.5 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 1998.
Wood box, described as ‘celadon striped jar’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange cloth, with the seal, e ku bo, (She) has cute dimples when smiling (in the firing).
Provenance & Additional Information
- Included in the 3rd solo exhibition at Kochukyo, Tokyo, titled Kinkoh (Balanced), 1998; five similar stem bowls of various sizes were also included and illustrated in the catalogue, section III, nos. 1-5.
- Acquired directly from the Artist, 2019.
Kinkoh is a reference to the Chinese kin or jun character which mean ‘the potter’s wheel’, and koh in this case means ‘stripes’, they are a representation by the artist of his full set of ideas.
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