Large globular vase (tsubo) with an out flaring mouth with a narrow neck; the so-called: hekimei-glaze is purple coloured at the mouth and changes on the vase from above blue towards greenish-yellow and a deep dark almost black blue. With a dark red bottom mark: Kutani Masahiko. In original signed box. With a leaflet listing the activities of the potter till Showa 60 (1985).Kutani Masahiko is the artist name of the master potter Tokuda Yasokichi III (1933-2009). In 1988 he adopted the name Yasokichi III and in 1997 he became a ‘living national treasure’.Origin: JapanPeriod: Showa period (1926-1989)Sizes: 26.70 cm. H x 23.50 cm. diameter10.51 in. H x 9.25 in. diameter