ISHIGURO MUNEMARO
Small cylindrical vessel with black rope-patterning design on white ground, Late 1940s-50s
Glazed stoneware
4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.
Box title: 小壺 (Kotsubo); Small Vessel
Box signature:栩 (Ku) (Munemaro’s pseudonym)
Box seal: 八瀬窯宗麿 (Yase-gama Munemaro)
Box title: 小壺 (Kotsubo); Small Vessel
Box signature:栩 (Ku) (Munemaro’s pseudonym)
Box seal: 八瀬窯宗麿 (Yase-gama Munemaro)
Further images
Literature
Similar work in collection of The National Crafts Museum (in Kanazawa):https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/collection/cr0340
General references:
Baekeland, Frederick. Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections. New York: Japan Society, 1993.
Ishiguro Munemaro no subete (All About Ishiguro). Tokyo: Yomiuri Shimbun, 2015.
New Guide to Modern Japanese Craft Arts: The Beauty of Japan Through Selected Masterpieces. Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. 2015, p. 67.
Ningen kokuhō Ishiguro Munemaro: tōgei no espuri (Living National Treasure Ishiguro Munemaro: Spirit of Ceramics). Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, 1996.