Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934)

slab and coil built stoneware of shouldered form, decorated with birds in flight against a matte glazed body, artists signature and seals impressed on base

Measurements:

height 42 cm width 49 cm depth 21 cm

Provenance:

Purchased at Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, 1993, Private Collection, Canberra, Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 2019, Private Collection, Sydney

Reference:

Cf. Art Gallery of New South Wales, IRN: 260.1981, similar characteristics, https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/260.1981/#details Art Gallery of WA, IRN: 1982/00C9, https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/3096/a-sailors-prayer

• EStimate $5,000 - $7,000