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MIHARA KEN (1958-) Mindscape Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013 image 1
MIHARA KEN (1958-) Mindscape Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013 image 2
MIHARA KEN (1958-) Mindscape Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013 image 3
MIHARA KEN (1958-) Mindscape Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013 image 4
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Important works of art from an American private collection
Lot 810
MIHARA KEN (1958-)
Mindscape
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013
Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art
22 March 2023, 10:00 EDT
New York

US$6,000 - US$8,000

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MIHARA KEN (1958-)

Mindscape
Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013
The multi-fired gray stoneware sculpture comprising two curved connected forms
Wood tomobako storage box inscribed Kei (Mindscape) and signed and sealed Ken
13 5/8 x 16 7/8in (34.5 x 43cm)

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Mihara rose to fame in the early 2000s with an evolving series of stoneware forms, typically first fired for half a day at low temperature, then twice at high temperature for between 30 and 40 hours. Between the first and second firings the piece is covered with fire-resistant removable clay to prevent the formation of accidental glazing. The Kei series, started in 2013, marked the artist's final abandonment of any vestige of vessel form, allowing him more complete sculptural freedom.

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