| Stockno.: | K19-048 | Artist: | Kawachi Somei (1889-1962) | Description: | Large tulip-shaped vase with silver inlay. Signed on the bottom. With original box, signed by artist and with artist seal.
*Kawachi Somei (also known as Kawachi Muneaki) was a specialist in the technique of copper and silver hammering. He studied tankin metal hammering under Hirata Muneyuki (1851-1920) at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Since the 8th Teiten in 1927, Somei exhibited frequently at the Teiten and became a member of the Nitten after World War II. Kawachi Somei was a member of Nihon tankin kogaikai (Japan Metalsmithing Craft Association) and teacher of LNT Sekiya Shiro (1907-1994). | Signed: | on the bottom and on the box. | Size: | | Condition: | | Price: | Euro 2250 | Reference: | | | | |
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