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🏺 Vintage Japanese Ceramic Vase by Kunio Uchida (内田邦夫)
Beautiful vintage Japanese studio pottery vase by noted ceramic artist Kunio Uchida (内田邦夫, born 1910).
✨ The vase features an elegant rounded form covered in a subtle white crackle glaze, creating a refined and minimalist appearance characteristic of Japanese studio ceramics.
📦 The piece comes with its original signed wooden storage box (tomobako) and an original Japanese biographical leaflet describing the artist and his career.
🎨 Details:
• 🇯🇵 Authentic Japanese studio pottery
• 👨🎨 Artist: Kunio Uchida / 内田邦夫
• 🏺 White crackle / crazed glaze
• ✨ Elegant spherical form
• 📦 Original signed wooden tomobako
• 🔴 Artist's red seal on the box
• 📜 Original Japanese biographical leaflet included
• 🗾 Made in Japan
• 🎎 Collectible Japanese ceramic art
👨🎨 About the Artist:
Kunio Uchida was born in 1910 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and studied ceramics at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
🏆 The accompanying original biography records participation in major Japanese exhibitions and international recognition, including a design award in the United States in 1957, a Grand Prix at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958, and another Grand Prix in the United States in 1963.
🌏 The document also states that Uchida's ceramics were used in the VIP room of the Japan Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka.
📌 Condition:
Very good vintage condition with normal signs of age.
The fine crackle pattern visible throughout the white glaze is an important visual characteristic of the piece. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.
📦 The original wooden box and paper documentation show normal age-related wear and storage marks.
📦 Included:
• 1 × Kunio Uchida ceramic vase
• 1 × Original signed wooden tomobako
• 1 × Original Japanese artist biography / provenance leaflet
🎁 A beautiful and collectible example of Japanese studio pottery, especially attractive with its original signed box and period documentation.