Fujiwara Kei Bizen Square Flower Vase, Living National Treasure, Signed Box

A four-sided Bizen flower vase (yohō hanaire) by Fujiwara Kei, with its signed wooden box.

Fujiwara Kei (1899–1983) of Okayama studied under Kaneshige Tōyō and became a Living National Treasure for Bizen ware. Bizen is unglazed stoneware fired for days in wood-burning kilns, where ash and flame leave natural marks on every surface. The square section of this vase gives each face a different firing character.

Details

• Artist: Fujiwara Kei (藤原啓)
• Title: 備前四方花入 (Bizen square flower vase)
• Size: 6 cm per side × height 23.5 cm
• Unglazed wood-fired Bizen stoneware
• Original signed wooden box (tomobako)
• Condition: generally good per the dealer; pre-owned

Please read before ordering

• One of a kind. We confirm availability with the dealer in Japan within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.
• Ships from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.
• Professionally double-boxed for shipping.