KANETA MASANAO 兼田昌尚 (B.1953) A Hagi-Ware White-Glazed Kurinuki (Carved Away) Guinomi (Sake Cup) Heisei era (1989-2019), 2014 A sculptural white-glazed roughly hexagonal sake cup with a modulated thick creamy glaze inside and out, turning pinkish in places, signed underneath; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Hagi kurinuki guinomi Hachidai Kaneta Masanao tsukuru, sealed Masanao 2 3/4 x 2 3/4in (7 x 7cm) Footnotes: Provenance Gallery Kurimoto After years of training in the use of a traditional kick-wheel, Kaneta Masanao decided to work in a different way, slamming the clay against a board to compress and strengthen it, pounding it with his bare hands to develop the overall form, then carving away parts of the surface to create a sculptural effect. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing