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Title

Bizen ware vase

20th century

Artist

Yamamoto Yūichi

Japan

1935 –

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  • Details

    Other Title
    Vase
    Alternative title
    Bizen hanaire
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Shōwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
    Date
    20th century
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    stoneware
    Dimensions
    24.0 x 12.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed on base, incised. Not dated.
    Signed l.l. of lid [associated NWA box], in Japanese, ink [inscribed] "Yûichi zô [made by Yûichi]" and artist's seal, in Japanese, ink [stamped] "Yûichi". Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Rev. Muneharu Kurozumi 1981
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    313.1981
    Artist information
    Yamamoto Yūichi

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  • About

    The son of a potter, Yamamoto Yuichi started studying ceramics in 1959. Beginning in 1962, he exhibited on nine occasions with the 'Nihon Dento Kôgei' (Japan Traditional Crafts Association). He held his first one-man show in 1969 at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi store, and also exhibited with the Japan Ceramic Association and other exhibitions. Yamamoto works in the traditional Bizen style and resides in Bizen, in Okayama Prefecture.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication