HAMADA SHINSAKU (B. 1929), A Stoneware Vase with Red Decoration

The diamond-shaped vase with rounded edges, decorated overall in white slip under a brushed greenish-brown glaze with a central roundel to one side with abstract motif inside, the reverse with a chevron pattern in iron-red; fitted wood box (tomobako) signed Shinsaku and sealed Shin
20.5 cm. (81⁄8 in.) high (the vase)
24.7 cm. (93⁄4 in.) x 18.9 cm. (71⁄2 in.) x 13.3 cm. (51⁄4 in.) (the fitted wood box)