Hanakago
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Pre 1900 item# 712686
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Yasumi
808.368.5275
$1,200.
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From a breathtakingly intricate weave rises organic splendor; the twisting handle of this hanakago (flower basket) recalls the freedom and movement of nature itself. With its own pulsating heartbeat, the piece seems to the viewer alive, and the geometric crisscrossing of the weave lends an air of stability and earthiness to the flowing, unrestrained wooden form. The dualities encompassed within this piece (structured and unstructured, fabricated and grown, and a smooth, polished surface giving w ...click for details
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Imperial vases
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Pre 1900 item# 711885
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Yasumi
808.368.5275
Sold: Honolulu $12,000.
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A pair of squared baluster-form Awata ware pottery vases, each decorated in overglaze red and blue enamels and gilt with reserve panels of hanabishi on nyoi lappets filled with scrolling chrysanthemum vines, the shoulders with sixteen-petal imperial chrysanthemum flowers and scrollwork, each with fitted black lucite stand; Meiji (1868-1912), Japan; each 12 inches (30.5 cm) high. The presence of the distinctive sixteen-petal imperial chrysanthemum blossom indicates that this pair of vases may ha ...click for details
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Trompe l'Oeil Futaoki
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Contemporary item# 708819
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Yasumi
808.368.5275
$1,200.
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Handcarved ceramic stoneware (trompe l'oeil) futaoki sodafired to cone 10; The futaoki is a fixture of the Japanese tea ceremony, or chanoyu, and serves as a rest for the lid of the tea kettle. Cory is a student of Taiwanese trompe l'oeil master Ah Leon. 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) high.
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