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1274
TSUKAMOTO KAIJI (1912-1990)
Five porcelain dishes
Showa era (1926-1989), late 20th century
Each circular with a barbed rim and
carved on the interior with flowering vines,
impressed seal Tsukamoto
With a wood tomobako storage box
indistinctly titled Seihakuji karakusa mon []
hanazara (Celadon flower shaped dishes with
Chinese grasses design), signed Kaiji tsukuru
and sealed Tsukayama
7 3/8in (18.7cm) diameter
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance
Purchased from Ryuanjin Gallery, Kyoto.

Exhibited
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, “Subtle
Beauty: Modern Japanese Ceramics from the 1274
Collection of Joel Barish,” March-April, 2008.

1275
TSUKAMOTO KAIJI (1912-1990)
A porcelain gosu (box and cover)
Showa era (1926-1989), late 20th century
The circular box with a flush-fitting cover
decorated on the top with a carved design
of a magnolia blossom, covered with a light
blue transparent glaze
With a wood tomobako storage box titled
Seihakuji taizanbokumon gosu (<i>Qingbai</
i> covered box with magnolia design), signed
and sealed Kaiji on the underside of the lid
With a paper slip inscribed with the the same
title as on the box and dated Showa gojuroku
nen saku (made in 1981)
3 7/8in (9.8cm) diameter
$1,200 - 1,800
Provenance
Previously sold, Christie’s, New York, June 5,
2002, lot 249. 1275

Exhibited
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, “Subtle
Beauty: Modern Japanese Ceramics from the
Collection of Joel Barish,” March-April, 2008.

1276
TSUKAMOTO KAIJI (1912-1990)
A porcelain bowl
Showa era (1926-1989), late 20th century
With an undulating rim and decorated in the
interior with an incised design of flowering
branches, all covered in a light blue-green
celadon glaze, incised signature Kai on the
underside
With a wood tomobako storage box titled
Seihakuji hanakarakusamon bachi (Celadon
bowl with flowers and Chinese grasses design),
signed and sealed Kaiji
8 1/2in (21.6cm) wide
$1,800 - 2,500

Provenance
Purchased Tobo Hinata gallery, Mashiko,
Japan. 1276

Exhibited
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, “Subtle
Beauty: Modern Japanese Ceramics from the
Collection of Joel Barish,” March-April, 2008.
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