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Abe Anjin(b.1938) is a Bizen ceramic artist outside the normal radar of Bizen fans. Yet, for hardcore fans he is a master Bizen potter and a must for any serious collection. Abe, along with Mori Togaku and Harada Shuroku, creates Bizen closest to the antique 16th century masterpieces. Abe has also created these last few years colored Bizen, like figures from the Edo period, in guinomi forms. This shishi eared low guinomi was fired about four times, first a Bizen firing---applied liquid clay slip gives this style the name Imbe--and then twice for the gold and white gold and then for the red glass. All in all a truly splendid example of a contemporary Bizen sake vessel, in perfect condition with an outer lacquer box and inner signed box, 4cm.tallx9.1x6.5,stamped on base. Abe's works are in major museums including the MET in NYC.
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