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Michiaki Kaneshige(1934-1995) was the first son of the legendary Toyo and assisted his father for many years, including visits by Rosanjin, Noguchi and many, many of Japan's most famous potters of the 20th century that went to the Kaneshige kiln to create works. Michiaki was a fine potter in his own right having won the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1979 and also being designated an Okayama Prefectural Intangible Property in 1990, as well as having an illustrious exhibition career. Here is a beautifully understated mallet vase that Michiaki carefully created to bring out the beauty of flowers in the subtle, yet rich Bizen classical firing effects; these include hidasuki over the lip-neck, purple shiso tones and of course the famous Kaneshige kannon bronze-toned rich paddy clay; a perfect 'kimono' for flowers. Michiaki also added three nodes as quiet embellishments. In excellent condition--there is a small nick on the base, not visible when standing--with a signed box, 25.3cm.tall stamped on base.
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