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KAGAMI KOZO (1896-1985) MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975) Provenance
A glass tea bowl Flowering Landscape Estate of Ben Joppe (1915-2007)
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1964 Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1959
The deep circular bowl of blue crystal glass Folding fan with bamboo ribs, ink and color Ben Joppe was a Dutch artist, born in
With a wood tomobako storage box on paper; the front with an abstract rendition Zierikzee in 1915, who traveled to Bali to
inscribed on the underside of the lid of pine, prunus, bamboo and other colorful work after World War II. Fascinated with the
Munakata Shiko sensei no motome ni yoru foliage, signed and sealed Shiko; reversed art and culture of Japan, he moved to Osaka
kono chawan o tsukuru, Showa yonju-yonen by a ten-character Chinese poetic inscription in the early 1950s and then moved to Tokyo
sangatsu (Made this tea bowl to order for accompanied by the date Showa 34 (1959), where he studied and produced Japanese
Munakata Shiko, March 1964) and signed June, summer and signed Munakata Shiko, woodblock prints with his friend and mentor
and sealed Kozo with one seal Munakata Shiko.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high, 5in (12.7cm) diameter 18 1/4in (46.5cm) length

US$3,000 - 4,000 US$3,000 - 4,000

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