KOIE RYŌJI 鯉江良二 (1938-2020) An Oribe-Style Tokkuri (Sake Bottle) and Guinomi (Sake Cup) Heisei era (1989-2019), 2006 and 2011 Both of jaunty, slightly irregular form, typical of this artist, with copper-green glaze and sgraffito markings; each with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed respectively Tokkuri Ryōji and Oribe guinomi, sealed Ryōji in 6 1/8in (15.6cm) high, bottle; 2 3/4in (7cm) high, cup (2). Footnotes: Provenance The bottle, Gallery Kurimoto The cup, Cavin-Morris Gallery Combative, contrarian Koie Ryōji challenged ceramic convention with fiercely individual forms that blur sculpture and vessel. Embracing rupture, humor, and provocation, his work expanded clay's expressive range, asserting ceramics as a site of intellectual risk and artistic freedom. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing