A set of six bowls by Fuyushiba Fumihiro enclosed in the original compartmentalized and signed wooden box titled Yubyosai Shunto Chawan. Fumihiro’s work centers on the depiction of natural plant forms using glaze and overglaze techniques. He is known for creating ink-painting-like expressions with glaze, followed by overglaze coloring after firing to add depth to botanical imagery. His practice also incorporates traditional decorative methods such as sometsuke (underglaze blue), ibushi (smoke firing), and akae (red overglaze), often blending these with classical patterns. Here the artist details a different spring or winter flower on each bowl. For Winter: daffodils, camellias, and plum blossoms, for Spring: cherry blossoms, katakuri (violets), and kerria blossoms are depicted. Each bowl is 12-12.5 cm (roughly 5 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and all are in excellent condition.
Fuyushiba Fumihiro is a Japanese ceramic artist born in 1948 in Nagasaki. He graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in 1971 and gained early recognition in 1970 through several awards, including the Kanazawa City Creative Crafts Exhibition, the Ishikawa Industrial Crafts Exhibition (Kanazawa Mayor’s Award), and the Export Ceramics Design Competition. From 1979 onward, he was selected for major juried exhibitions such as the Japan Contemporary Craft Exhibition, the Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition, and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, continuing to exhibit and receive recognition over the years. In 1989, he won the highest prize at the Banko Ware Grand Competition and withdrew from the Japan Contemporary Craft Artists Association the same year. In 2001, he worked in the United Kingdom and exhibited at the Japan Fair held in Penrith.
