TOKUDA YASOKICHI III 三代徳田八十吉 (1933-2009, LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE, 1997) A Kutani Porcelain Small Flower Vase Heisei era (1989-2019), 2007 With a bulbous body rising to an almost cylindrical neck, entirely covered in a luminous glaze shading from almost black at the mouth to ultramarine on the body, signed underneath Yasokichi saku; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Hanaike Kutani Yasokichi, sealed Kutani Yasokichi 6 5/8in (16.8cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Onishi Gallery Living National Treasure Tokuda Yasokichi III revitalized Kutani ceramics through his luminous yūsai glazes, achieving seamless color gradations of extraordinary depth on vessels that marry historic technique with modern abstraction. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing