Two Ikebana vases, Japanese studio pottery school, Showa Period,…
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Two Ikebana vases, Japanese studio pottery school, Showa Period, stoneware, matte cream glaze with incised decoration, one vase with artist's seal impressed to underside (A/F) (2), height 26.5 cm, 37 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Late Norman Sparnon OAM. Private Collection, Sydney

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
  • A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.

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