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Arita porcelain vase by Fujii Katsūn 藤井勝雲 Somenishiki karakusa-mon decoration (染錦唐草文) From the collection of Mr. D, Europe. Shipped from Europe: no customs fees for EU bidders. Large porcelain vase with a tapering ovoid body and a long, slightly flared neck. White ground. The somenishiki (染錦) decoration covers the entire surface in a continuous scrolling vine pattern (karakusa-mon) with blue underglaze leaves, enhanced with polychrome overglaze enamels in orange and pink for the flowers and green for the stems. Hand-painted decoration. Signed under the foot. Supplied with its signed tomobako and cloth. Dimensions Height: 46.5 cm — Diameter: 15.5 cm Fujii Katsūn 藤井勝雲 (1938–) Ceramist born in Arita (Saga Prefecture). Trained with his elder brother Fujii Kuniyuki, master craftsman (伝統工芸士) at the Seiun-gama kiln. Founded his own Katsūn-gama kiln in Arita in 1983. A leading figure of the somenishiki (染錦) technique — a combination of blue underglaze decoration and polychrome overglaze enamels — in the tradition of Arita porcelain. Selected on numerous occasions for the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Saga Prefecture Art Exhibition. Recipient of the Saga Ceramic Artists Association Prize (1989).

Estimate:£507.07

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