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TOYOCHIKA TAKAMURA: A GREEN PATINATED BRONZE VASE
Lot 36 - AK0126
By Toyochika Takamura (1890-1972), signed Toyochika
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
The ovoid shaped vase rising from a recessed foot to a slender cylindrical neck, the brown patination with a further layer of green patination imitating archaic Chinese bronzes. The base bears the signature TOYOCHIKA.
HEIGHT 20.3 cm
WEIGHT 772 g
Condition: Excellent condition, minor casting irregularities.
With the original wood tomobako inscribed to both sides the cover.
Takamura Toyochika (1890–1972) was a Japanese metal artist and the son of sculptor Takamura Kōun and younger brother of Takamura Kōtarō. He studied under Tsuda Shinobu from 1908 and graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1915. Active in major exhibitions such as Teiten, he received numerous awards and was designated a Living National Treasure in 1964 for his mastery of lost-wax metal casting. He co-founded the craft group Mukei in 1926 and was among the artists who successfully lobbied for the inclusion of crafts in the Teiten exhibitions, winning top prizes at the first craft-inclusive Teiten in 1927. In the 1920s he explored Constructivist aesthetics, and in 1935 co-founded the Real Craft Art Association, which embraced functionalist Bauhaus ideals.
Auction result comparison:
Compare two related bronze vases by the same artist at Christie’s, 12-13 July 2006, London, lot 431 and 434 (each sold for GBP 3,600).
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