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Tall, Flattened Vase with Short Neck, Bulging Shoulders, Constricted Base, and Shell Impressions

Tall, Flattened Vase with Short Neck, Bulging Shoulders, Constricted Base, and Shell Impressions

born 1950

Matsuzaki Ken

Japanese

Off-white stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze over marks from shells used as firing supports; with signature reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing

Heisei era, 1989-2019

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