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A LARGE SQUAT BALUSTER PORCELAIN VASE
By Inoue Manji (born 1929), Showa era (1926-1989),
mid-late 20th century
Incised with windswept stalks of rice on the plain white
lustrous body, signed on the base with three large incised
characters Manji saku; with a wooden tomobako storage
box, inscribed outside the lid Hakujibori-mon tsubo (Incised
white porcelain vase) with seal and inside the lid signed Inoue
Manji saku with seal Inoue Manji saku. 23.5cm (9¼in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
Born in Arita in Saga Prefecture in 1929, Inoue Manji was
famous for his work in porcelain. Having won many prizes for
his work, in 1995 he was designated Juyo Mukei Bunkazai
or Important Intangible Cultural Asset (commonly known as a
Living National Treasure).
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