Fujii Shumei (b. 1945)
A porcelain vase decorated under the glaze in low relief with cobalt blue maple leaves. With original inscribed wood storage box.
(Vase en porcelaine décoré de motif de feuilles d'érable bleu cobalt. Fourni dans sa boîte en bois originale)
Signed on the base
Heisei era, circa 1990-2000
Height 23 cm, Diameter 25 cm
Born in Arita in 1945, Fujii Shumei started to work as an apprentice in a pottery studio at the age of 15. In 1964, he exhibited his work for the first time at the Nitten Exhibition, where he won his first price a year later. After one decade, in 1977, he opened his own kiln in Arita. He became a very successful artist who won many awards at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, and received the Minister of Education Award. He is particularly well known for his original technique which consists in creating the decoration on his pieces by applying dyed leaves on the unglazed surface of the porcelain. His work can be found in public collections such as the British Museum.