KAWAI KANJIRŌ 河井寛次郎 (1890-1966) A Small Covered Stoneware Box Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1950s The cuboid box with a very slightly domed cover, the creamy ground decorated in dense iron brown with plant designs, the base glazed 2 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8in (5.1 x 6.1 x 6.1cm), with cover Footnotes: A towering figure in twentieth-century ceramics, the visionary and influential Kawai Kanjirō blended folk traditions with bold personal expression to create inventive forms and glazes that redefined modern studio ceramics. His Kyoto home remains a testament to his philosophy of beauty in everyday craft. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing