Lot 133
TAKEO SUDO (JAPANESE 1931-1998)
PAIR OF VASES
Auction: Day Two | Lots 100 to 527 | Fri 31 October from 10am
Description
kaki and jun glazes, stoneware
Dimensions
27.5cm high, 10.3cm wide (10 ¾in high, 4in wide) (2)
Provenance
Bonhams, London, Contemporary Ceramics, 27 February 1989, lots 63 and 65, from where acquired by the present owner;
Private Collection, London.
Footnote
Takeo Sudo (1931–1998) was a third-generation potter from Mashiko and among the last pupils of the celebrated Shoji Hamada. Although Hamada’s aesthetic deeply influenced his practice, Sudo developed a style that was distinctly his own, marked by individuality and refinement. He was especially noted for his skillful use of onglaze enamels, a technique in which he excelled. Sudo worked at the Tobo-Hinata kiln, originally founded in 1868 by his ancestor, Sudo Yujiro, the first potter of the family line.