Description:
Two Michio Koinuma (b. 1936) Stoneware Ceramics, Japan, one an oval tower shape with four horizontal disc flanges, a hole on top, resting on a stemmed foot with two openings, stoneware with natural ash glaze, titled and signed box with a seal on the cover, ht. 7 3/4; the other an abstract figural shape, with a hole as its mouth on top, resting on two stretcher feet, stoneware with ash glazes mottled in a rough scroll design, titled box with a seal on the cover interior, ht. 8 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,500
in good condition.
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Keywords
Michio Koinuma, JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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