A large squat baluster porcelain vase


By Inoue Manji (born 1929), Showa era (1926-1989), mid-late 20th centuryIncised with windswept stalks of rice on the plain white lustrous body, signed on the base with three large incised characters Manji saku; with a wooden tomobako storage box, inscribed outside the lid Hakujibori-mon tsubo (Incised white porcelain vase) with seal and inside the lid signed Inoue Manji saku with seal Inoue Manji saku. 23.5cm (9¼in) high. (2).
|Born in Arita in Saga Prefecture in 1929, Inoue Manji was famous for his work in porcelain. Having won many prizes for his work, in 1995 he was designated Juyo Mukei Bunkazai or Important Intangible Cultural Asset (commonly known as a Living National Treasure).