Live Auction 7316The Japanese Aesthetic
Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987)
Lot 131 THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN

Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987)

Closed7 November 2012

Price Realised

GBP 2,000

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987)
The tall cylindrical bronze vase with everted neck and deep brown mottled patination, incised with a stylised wave pattern within a rectangle to the upper body, two attached ring handles, where they join the body are turtles, signed Tomiyasu to the base, fitted wood box dated Showa 11 [1936], signed Tomiyasu and sealed
39.4cm. high

Specialist note

Aida Tomiyasu is the go or art name of Ibara Meijiro. He was born in Tateyama City, Chiba prefecture and studied metal casting under Yamamoto Azumi (1880-1945), also a graduate of the metal casting department at the Tokyo School of Fine Art. Between 1929-1957 he exhibited regularly at the annual government-sponsored exhibitions, the Teiten, Shin-Bunten and Nitten, winning the grand prize a the 1949 Nitten. Internationally, he successfully exhibited at the New York World's fair and at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939 and became known for his Art Deco-inspired style evident in this example.