Ending 24th Jan, 2026 10:07
Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction
1546
3 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes and 39 seconds
† SOEMON HARA: A SPOTTED BRONZE VASE
€250
€500
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By the fourth-generation Soemon, signed by the artist
Japan, 20th century
Of slender ovoid form rising from a flat base and swelling toward a round mouth, the bronze finished with a fine mottled red patina; the base cast with a seal-type signature.
HEIGHT 22 cm
WEIGHT 549 g
Condition: Excellent condition, minor wear.
With a wood tomobako inscribed to the top and back of the cover, and with a leaflet about the artist.
Born in 1936 in Okubo, he learned wax casting from his father, Hara Soemon, the third-generation Haruun. From 1957 to 1977 he was selected for the Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, during which he received the Niigata Prefecture Contemporary Crafts Chairman's Award. In 1967 he was selected for the Japanese Exhibition for the first time, and continued to be selected in subsequent years. From 1978 to 1984 he was selected for the New Craft Exhibition and received the Niigata Prefecture Craft Grand Prize. He was certified as a holder of the Niigata Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property of Wax Casting Technique. In 1986 he was selected for the Guangfeng Exhibition. He became a member of the Kofukai in 1987 and received the Kofukai Fellowship Award in 1988. In 1995 he assumed the name Hara Soemon as the fourth-generation Seiun.
By the fourth-generation Soemon, signed by the artist
Japan, 20th century
Of slender ovoid form rising from a flat base and swelling toward a round mouth, the bronze finished with a fine mottled red patina; the base cast with a seal-type signature.
HEIGHT 22 cm
WEIGHT 549 g
Condition: Excellent condition, minor wear.
With a wood tomobako inscribed to the top and back of the cover, and with a leaflet about the artist.
Born in 1936 in Okubo, he learned wax casting from his father, Hara Soemon, the third-generation Haruun. From 1957 to 1977 he was selected for the Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, during which he received the Niigata Prefecture Contemporary Crafts Chairman's Award. In 1967 he was selected for the Japanese Exhibition for the first time, and continued to be selected in subsequent years. From 1978 to 1984 he was selected for the New Craft Exhibition and received the Niigata Prefecture Craft Grand Prize. He was certified as a holder of the Niigata Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property of Wax Casting Technique. In 1986 he was selected for the Guangfeng Exhibition. He became a member of the Kofukai in 1987 and received the Kofukai Fellowship Award in 1988. In 1995 he assumed the name Hara Soemon as the fourth-generation Seiun.
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Auction: Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction, ending 24th Jan, 2026
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