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A bronze vase
Lot 678

A bronze vase

SHOWA PERIOD (MID-20TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMIYASU SAKU (AIDA TOMIYASU; 1901-1987)

Closed20 March 2013

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A bronze vase
Showa period (mid-20th century), signed Tomiyasu saku (Aida Tomiyasu; 1901-1987)
The tall cylindrical bronze vase with slightly everted neck, cast with a motif of stylized fish within a design of two intersectiong bands to the upper body, cast with two semicircular knobs, brown patina with patches of other colors, signature on base
12½in. (31.8cm.) high
With original wood box titled Gyomon seido kabin (bronze vase with fish design)

Specialist note

Aida Tomiyasu 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 and 1957, he exhibited regularly in the annual government-sponsored exhibitions. He exhibited successfully at the New York World's Fair and at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939 and became known for the art deco-inspired style evident in this example.