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This is a masterpiece of a jar in rich iron tones with overlapping nuka rich husk tones; Pollack in clay by the late great Mashiko potter Kimura Ichiro. In the Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum works can be seen by Hamada, Tomimoto, Kawai, Kamoda, Leach, Shimaoka, Murata, Sakuma, and Kimura Ichiro. In fact, a full retrospective of Kimura was held at the museum in 1998- such is his importance in Mashiko- even though his name isn't that well known in the west. Kimura (1915-1978) studied with Hamada starting in 1935. He had his first kiln opening of his own in 1947 and showed at important exhibitions including one at the Tokyo National Museum in 1964. This jar is 18.8cm.tallx15.5x11, stamped on base and with a signed box.
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