A rectangular Bizen plate. Inbe. Second half 20th century - image-1

Lot 44 Dα

A rectangular Bizen plate. Inbe. Second half 20th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 11:00 - Japanese Art (Decorative Arts, Paintings, Woodcut Prints)
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €

A rectangular Bizen plate. Inbe. Second half 20th century

With rounded corners and irregular rim. Hidasuki spots. Mark of Fujiwara Yû. Tomobako, the lid with an inscription reading Bizen shikaku sara, signed Yû and sealed.
Height 4.3 cm; 19.5 x 30 cm

Fujiwara Yû (1932-2001) was a student of his father Fujiwara Kei. He lived and worked in Honami, Okayama prefecture. He was designated Living National Treasure in 1996.