Kenkichi Tomimoto - The Art of Fire: Selections from the Dr John P. Driscoll Collection London Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Bernard Leach collection
    Janet Leach collection
    Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 'The Art & Influence of Asia including the Janet Leach Collection', 16 September 1998, lot 348

  • Literature

    Tomimoto Kenkichi: A retrospective, exh. cat., National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2006, nos. 5-8 for comparable Raku fired works dated 1914

56

Rare early dish

1914
Raku fired with white glaze, painted with an overglaze enamel design of a fish.
25 cm (9 7/8 in.) diameter
Impressed with artist's and date seals.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 

Sold for £6,048

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Antonia King
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Ben Williams
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The Art of Fire: Selections from the Dr John P. Driscoll Collection

London Auction in association with Maak