Vase - Stoneware - Kido Akihiko - Round stoneware pot with a "Namako" (sea cucumber) glaze by the well known artist Akihiko - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Round stoneware pot with a so-called namako (sea cucumber) glaze (mottled pink-blue glaze) by the contemporary Bizen potter Kido Akihiko of the Sanroku-kiln, in original signed wood box with a leaflet giving the activities of the potter till Showa 56 (1981) . Bottom mark: Akihiko Akihiko Kido is a well known artist in Japan and an award winning ceramist. His awards include: Prize-winning(nyusen) of the. Japan Ceramic Art Exhibit (2 times) . Prize-winning (nyusen) of the Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition (3 times) . Prize-winning (nyusen) of the Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition of Chugoku branches ( 5 times) Excellent prize winning (nyushou) of Okayama Prefecture Art Exhibition (1 time) . Prize-winning (nyusen) of the Okayama Prefecture Art Exhibition (8 times)