KANETA MASANAO 兼田昌尚 (B.1953) A Hagi-Ware Box and Cover Heisei era (1989-2019), 1994 A stoneware box in the artist's typical sculptural style, finished with a delicate variegated whitish-pink ash glaze; with a tomobako (wood storage box) inscribed Hagi haikaburi egurinuki tōbako, signed Masanao tsukuru, sealed Masanao 6 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 7 1/4in (17.1 x 29.2 x 18.4cm) approximately Footnotes: Provenance Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concorde 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 scooping 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