Jar / Seihakuji / Kyoto / Fukami Sueharu
Seihakuji Bluish-White Porcelain Jar by Fukami Sueharu
Kyoto's Fukami Sueharu is an internationally recognized ceramic artist that has works in museums which are too numerous to count. These include The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Suntory Museum, Tokyo; Museo Internationale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy; The Brooklyn Museum, New York; and the V&A, London. I'm looking at a list that goes on and on for awards as well. It's easy to see why. His seihakuji--bluish-white porcelain--are sculptural masterpieces that he makes in very limited editions. Here is an early-rare seihakuji--bluish-white porcelain--vase that is titled Yuu, which means calm, an air of composure. The soft glazing is a pale blue over the elegant billowing-dimpled body; hard color to photograph, better in person. It dates to 1980. In perfect condition with a signed box, 23.cm.tallx22cm, signed on base.