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  Kishimoto Kennin Japan Hand Thrown Monumental “Iga” Stoneware Vase, c. 1995

  KISHIMOTO KENNIN (b. 1934), Japan.

  Monumental “Iga” vase, circa 1995.

  Hand thrown and handbuilt stoneware vase with a natural ash glaze in rich salmon rust, celadon, grey and black glaze

  H: 20″ x Dia: 22″

  Price: $20,000

  1934 born in Nagoya 1953–1955 attends college in Nagoya 1960 moves to Mino, Gifu Prefecture 1965 establishes his own studio 1970 builds an anagama in Mikuni-Sanroku, where he lives and works until today 1976 appointed member of the Japan Crafts Association (Nihon kôgei-kai) Group exhibitions 1967 Asahi Ceramics Exhibition (Asahi tôgei-ten) 1968 Exhibition of Japanese Ceramics (Nihon tôgei-ten) 1970 International Exhibition of Chûnichi Ceramics (Chûnichi kokusai tôgei-ten) 1972–75 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon dentô kôgei-ten)

  One man shows:
  1979 Takashimaya Gallery, Tôkyô; since then again in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990.
  1982 Hankyû Gallery, Ôsaka; since then again in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987.
  1984 Maru’ei Gallery, Nagoya; again in 1986.

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  Firmin-Marcelin Michelet French Art Nouveau “Four Seasons” sculpted vase c. 1900

  FIRMIN-MARCELIN MICHELET  Sculptor (1875-1951) France
  GENTIL ET BOURDET  [pottery]

  “Four Seasons” vase  c. 1900

  Glazed stoneware in a cream color with tan and light brown highlights molded with four female profiles and corresponding floral branches below representing the “Four Seasons” of the year

  Marks: F. Michelet (underglaze), Gentil et Bourdet  Architectes Ceramistes

  Another example of this vase is in the collection of the Brighton Museum Brighton, England
  Exhibited: French Art Nouveau from English Collections, City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1977, Cat. No. B7.

  Illustrated: Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the Thirties; The Ceramic, Glass and Metalwork Collections at Brighton Museum (Brighton: The Royal Pavillion, 1986)cat. no. 41, p. 22.

  For more information on Firmin-Marcellin Michelet see: Étains 1900:
  200 Sculptures de la Belle Époque, Philippe Dahhan (Paris: Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 2000), p. 274.

  H: 13 1/2″ x Dia: 7 1/4″

  Price: $7,500