Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966)


A stoneware chaire (container for tea)Showa era (1926-1989), mid-late 20th centuryThe square box decorated in underglaze blue, red and green with stylized flowers 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8in (7.2 x 7.2 x 7.2cm)
|ProvenanceEx-Claude Horan collectionExhibitedNevada Museum of Art, Reno, "Subtle Beauty: Modern Japanese Ceramics from the Collection of Joel Barish," March-April, 2008.Claude Horan (1917-2014), served as the head of the ceramics program at the University of Hawaii from 1967 to 1978.