Antiquarian at Greenwich
Large Bronze Six-Corned Flower Vase with Chain Pattern by Aida Tomiyasu
$9,800.00
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Of ovoid shape with a short neck, each panel of the body decorated with a single vertical band alternating with a double band filled with spirals and lines in relief. Original wooden box, the lid with an inscription reading Seidô ruimon rokugata kabin (bronze six-corned flower vase with chain pattern), the reverse of the lid with inscription reading Teiten shuppin (displayed at Teiten) Tomiyasu saku and sealed Tomi. Circa 1930's.
A bit about the artist- Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987) was born in Tateyama in Chiba prefecture. He studied bronze casting under Yamamoto Azumi (1880-1945) at the Tokyo geijutsu daigaku. In 1942 he was member of the Kôsaikai and later was appointed its chairman. His works were also shown in Japanese contemporary art exhibitions in the US in 1939 and 1942. After World War II he was exhibitor at the Nitten, of which he became a board director, where in 1948 he won the Great Prize.
Antiquarian at Greenwich
Large Bronze Six-Corned Flower Vase with Chain Pattern by Aida Tomiyasu
Of ovoid shape with a short neck, each panel of the body decorated with a single vertical band alternating with a double band filled with spirals and lines in relief. Original wooden box, the lid with an inscription reading Seidô ruimon rokugata kabin (bronze six-corned flower vase with chain pattern), the reverse of the lid with inscription reading Teiten shuppin (displayed at Teiten) Tomiyasu saku and sealed Tomi. Circa 1930's.
A bit about the artist- Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987) was born in Tateyama in Chiba prefecture. He studied bronze casting under Yamamoto Azumi (1880-1945) at the Tokyo geijutsu daigaku. In 1942 he was member of the Kôsaikai and later was appointed its chairman. His works were also shown in Japanese contemporary art exhibitions in the US in 1939 and 1942. After World War II he was exhibitor at the Nitten, of which he became a board director, where in 1948 he won the Great Prize.
