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Morino Hiroaki Taimei Signed Japanese Pottery Double Gourd Art Vase Original Box

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A beautiful, quite alluring, gorgeously glazed ceramic/pottery large double gourd vase by renowned Japanese potter/artist Morino Hiroaki Taimei (森野 泰明 Hiroaki Morino (森野 泰明, Morino Hiroaki, born 1934 in Kyoto, known sometimes by his pseudonym as Taimei Morino (森野 泰明, Morino Taimei). This work features a radiant gold glaze over a piercing blue body - a very coveted style of the artist. The vase is signed with Morino Hiroaki Taimei's incised mark to underside and comes with the original signed and sealed Tomobako wood box, stamped cloth as well as a printed biography of the artist with record of awards. A rare and hard to find size and shape. Would be a great addition to any collector's of Morino Hiroaki Taimei's or Japanese/Asian pottery and make for an eye catching stand alone accent artwork in about any setting. Taimei's has participated in hundreds of shows in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia. In 2021, he was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit, the highest national award given to cultural artists in Japan. His work can be found in numerous private and public collections including: Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Research Center, Japan Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand Birmingham Museum of Art, AL Brooklyn Museum, NY Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH Cleveland Museum of Art, OH Emba Museum of Chinese Modern Art, Japan Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan Japan Art Academy, Tokyo, Japan Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan Jingu Museum, Ise, Japan Kanazawa Gakuin University, Japan Kure Municipal Museum of Art, Japan Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan Kyoto Prefectural Museum, Japan Kyoto Prefecture Library and Archives, Japan Kyoto State Guest House, Japan The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France Musée national de céramique, Sèvres, France Musée Tomo, Tokyo, Japan Museo Municipal de Ceramica de Manises, Spain Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, Japan Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX Museum of Kyoto, Japan Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Cooks Hill, Australia Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA Portland Art Museum, OR Royal Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark Seattle Art Museum, WA Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, South Korea Shigaraki Ceramics Cultural Park, Japan Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, IL Spencer Museum, University of Kansas, KS St. Louis Art Museum, MO Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Japan Tokoname City Board of Education, Japan University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI Vallauris Museum of Ceramics, France Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Seoul, South Korea Vase dimensions: 8.75" high, 4.5" diameter Wood box dimensions: 9.85" high, 5.25" wide, 5.25" deep
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.85 in (25.02 cm)Width: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Depth: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Late 20th/Early 21st Century
  • Condition:
    The vase is in excellent vintage condition with no discernable flaws, cracks, chips, etc... The wood storage box has a small crack and some wear consistent with age and use (please see photos). A beautiful engaging work overall. Quite stunning.
  • Seller Location:
    Studio City, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2254343405372

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