Vintage Japanese Showa Era (mid 20th) Hand Thrown Vase Ikebana Chisel Measures 32" overall

Measures 32" overall

1936 by the great Japanese artist Shotei Takahashi (1871 to 1945)

5” thick

) made of Sugi (Japanese cedar) wood face and casing

The overall finish combines black ground with red-lacquered carved relief and traces of gilt — a treatment associated with southern Chinese folk craft of the late Qing and Republic periods

Vintage Japanese Showa Era (mid 20th) Hand Thrown Vase Ikebana Chisel Measures 32" overallThis is a vintage Japanese hand thrown ceramic vase for flowers or any other decoration that could use a vessel of this size and shape. It has been high fired for lasting durability. Having been carefully displayed and well cared for in recent decades this vase remains in fine condition. From a local estate of a life long ikebana practitioner who immigrated from Japan with much of her collection in the 1960's. Height = 8. 25" Diameter = 6. 25"