Philip Hafferty
Junior Specialist
Important works of art from an American private collection
Lot 804
FUKUMOTO FUKU (1973-)
Moonlight Stacking Vase
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2014
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2014
22 March 2023, 10:00 EDT
New YorkUS$8,000 - US$10,000
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Jeff Olson
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FUKUMOTO FUKU (1973-)
Moonlight Stacking Vase
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2014
Formed from four separately thrown porcelain components, only the outermost having a base, the outermost three formed as truncated cones: the first with an olive-green glaze to the interior and top of the exterior; the next with a blue glaze; the third with a pale green glaze to the exterior and part of the interior; the innermost a wide-mouthed globular jar, partly green-glazed inside and out with a red border; the four components joined by solidified glaze, incised mark Fuku on the unglazed side of the outermost component
Wood tomobako storage box inscribed Getsuei (Tsukikage) (Moonlight), signed Fukumoto Fuku, and sealed Fuku
14 1/4 x 10 7/8 x 11 3/8in (36.3 x 27.5 x 29cm)
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2014
Formed from four separately thrown porcelain components, only the outermost having a base, the outermost three formed as truncated cones: the first with an olive-green glaze to the interior and top of the exterior; the next with a blue glaze; the third with a pale green glaze to the exterior and part of the interior; the innermost a wide-mouthed globular jar, partly green-glazed inside and out with a red border; the four components joined by solidified glaze, incised mark Fuku on the unglazed side of the outermost component
Wood tomobako storage box inscribed Getsuei (Tsukikage) (Moonlight), signed Fukumoto Fuku, and sealed Fuku
14 1/4 x 10 7/8 x 11 3/8in (36.3 x 27.5 x 29cm)
Footnotes
Fukumoto Fuku (daughter of Fukumoto Shihoko, see following lot) forms her works through a unique process, combining several vessels, some without bases, thinly potted and usually with irregular rims. After an initial firing, she glazes the component vessels, then assembles them in such a way that they shift slightly in the kiln as they float on liquified glaze during a second firing.