SHIBATA AKIRA: A FINE CLOISONNÉ FLOWER VASE

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SHIBATA AKIRA: A FINE CLOISONNÉ FLOWER VASE By Shibata Akira (b. 1942), signed Akira Japan, 2004 Of lenticular section, the pale gray ground decorated with four rows of overlapping S-form curls picked out in gray and blue shades. The mouth, edges, and base lined in silver and signed with the artist’s signature AKIRA to the base. HEIGHT 36.5 cm WEIGHT 2.7 kg With the original wood tomobako (storage box) inscribed, ‘Yusen Shippo Kaki [Wire-cloisonné enamel flower vase]’, signed ‘Akira saku [made by Akira]’, and with the artist’s seal; with two leaflets detailing the artist’s career in Japanese and English, a Japanese label, and a photo. Shibata Akira, born in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture in 1942, graduated from Aichi Prefectural Seto Ceramics High School and joined Ando Cloisonné Company, founded in 1880. His works employ the yusen (wire) technique, with all stages—design, substrate preparation, pattern application, glazing, firing, and polishing—carried out by himself. Since 1970, he has been regularly selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, receiving awards and serving as a judge, and is recognized as one of Japan’s leading cloisonné enamel artists. Auction comparison: Compare a related cloisonné flower vase by Sibata Akira, dated 2007, at Zacke Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries, 23 January 2026, lot 1085 (sold for EUR 1,950 at the time of writing).

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