Lot Essay
Wood storage box dated December 1966 and attributing the jar to 1915 by Yamada Toru, during the period when Tomimoto returned from England and set up a kiln at his home town of Ando near Nara.
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TAISHO PERIOD (1915) A PORCELAIN JAR
Details
Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963)
Taisho Period (1915)
A porcelain jar
A squat porcelain jar, thickly potted with a wide base and generously proportioned body narrowing to a short neck, decorated in underglaze blue with simple floral motifs and bands and rings of solid colour
7 13/16in. (19.8cm.) high
Taisho Period (1915)
A porcelain jar
A squat porcelain jar, thickly potted with a wide base and generously proportioned body narrowing to a short neck, decorated in underglaze blue with simple floral motifs and bands and rings of solid colour
7 13/16in. (19.8cm.) high
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Sale room notice
Please note that the date of this item should be 1925 and not 1915 as stated in the catalogue