Takahashi Keiten (1920-2009)
Designated Living National Treasure in 1996
Cast iron vase finely polished, covered with a rich mottled brown and dark pink patina.
Vase en fer, couvert d’une riche patine marbrée brune et rose foncé, surface polie.
Signed ‘’Keiten’’ on the base
Heisei era, circa 2000
H. 19 cm, Diam. 21 .5 cm
950 €
Artworks by the artist purchased by the Agency of Cultural Affairs, and two iron kettles respectively offered to the Emperor Showa and to the Crown Prince