ISHIGURO MUNEMARO
Large persimmon tenmoku-glazed bowl, ca. 1942-1947
Glazed stoneware
2 3/8 x 12 in.
Box title: 柿釉鉢 (Kakiyū bachi); Persimmon Glazed Bowl
Box signature: 栩 (Ku); Munemaro’s pseudonym
Box seal: 栩菴 (Kuan)
Box title: 柿釉鉢 (Kakiyū bachi); Persimmon Glazed Bowl
Box signature: 栩 (Ku); Munemaro’s pseudonym
Box seal: 栩菴 (Kuan)
$ 9,800.00
Further images
Literature
Similar work:Tōgeikai no kisai (Genius in Ceramic Field): Ishiguro Munemaro. Tokyo: Takashimya Art Gallery, 1986, p. 56.
Other examples of persimmon glazed works:
Ishiguro Munemaro no subete (All About Ishiguro). Tokyo: Yomiuri Shimbun, 2015, pp. 55-62.
General references:
Baekeland, Frederick. Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections. New York: Japan Society, 1993.
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.