ICHINO MASAHIKO 市野雅彦 (B.1961) AND TAKAYANAGI MUTSUMI 高柳むつみ (B.1985) A Tanba-Ware Sakazuki (Sake Cup) and a Blue-and-White Porcelain Tokkuri (Sake Bottle) Heisei era (1989-2019), 2013 The akadobe reddish stoneware sake cup of tea bowl form with a cusped rim; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed and signed Tanba akadobe sakazuki Masa, sealed Masahiko; the globular sake bottle with a short neck and out-turned mouth decorated with descending lappets of blue glaze with reserved karakusa arabesques against a millefleur ground, the white surfaces with karakusa in pale green glaze, a stylized floral motif on the base; with a tomobako (wood storage box) painted with related floral motifs, inscribed Tansei and signed in Roman script Mutsumi Takayanagi with a bird-shaped seal 2 1/8 x 3 1/4in (5.4 x 8.2cm), cup; 5 7/8in (14.9cm) high, bottle (2). Footnotes: Provenance Gallery Utsuwakan Ichino Masahiko has brought a modern sensibility to the traditional aesthetic of the ancient stoneware kiln center of Tanba, west of Kyoto. Using porcelain made from clay powder that contains metal filaments, Takayanagi Mutsumi makes her works in parts and then assembles them, a difficult and risky process due to kiln shrinkage. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing