SHIMADA FUMIO: A LARGE BLUE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘BLOSSOMING CAMELLIA’ BOX AND COVER

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SHIMADA FUMIO: A LARGE BLUE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘BLOSSOMING CAMELLIA’ BOX AND COVER By Shimada Fumio (b. 1948), signed Fumi 文 Japan, Heisei period (1989–2019) Heavily potted and of rectangular form with rounded corners, the box fitted with a gently domed cover, finely carved and painted in subtly varying shades of cobalt blue and aubergine. The decoration is arranged in layered fields, with a finely ribbed ground partially overlaid by a dense composition of flowering camellia branches, their blossoms and foliage rendered with remarkable depth and tonal variation. The underside is left unglazed, revealing the smooth, milky-white porcelain body, and signed FUMI. SIZE 29.6 x 23.3 cm With the original wood storage box (tomobako), with the top of the cover inscribed by the artist Saiji tsubaki-mon tobako 彩磁椿文陶筥 [porcelain box with lid, decorated with the design of camellia]. Shimada Fumio is regarded as one of the leading figures in contemporary Japanese porcelain. The artistic formation of Shimada is closely associated with the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Geidai), where he studied and now teaches, and with the lineage of distinguished instructors including Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi, and Asano Akira. The works of Shimada Fumio are executed primarily in gosu, a cobalt blue pigment that reveals subtle variations of tone, used to depict plants and flowers observed during mountain hikes undertaken by the artist. His practice reflects a refined synthesis of natural observation and technical precision within the tradition of Japanese porcelain. Literature comparison: Compare a related blue- and aubergine-glazed porcelain jar, by Shimada Fumio, Heisei period, dated 2008, in the National Crafts Museum, Kanazawa, collection ID number Cr0959.

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