FUKAMI SUEHARU (1947-) Distant View II Heisei era (1989-2019), 1992Important works of art from an American private collectionFUKAMI SUEHARU (1947-)Distant View II Heisei era (1989-2019), 1992The blade-like high-pressure slip-cast porcelain vertical sculpture made in two parts connected by a metal armature that extends into the base, in typical form with one curved and one straight side narrowing to a sharp point at both ends and a raised ridge resembling that on a samurai sword, with a gently modulated seihakuji (bluish-green celadon) glaze, signed on the reverse under the glaze 1/8 S. FukamiStone base; wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed Haruka no kei II Sueharu saku ("Distant View II," made by Sueharu) 65 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1 7/8in (165.5 x 21 x 4.8cm)Fukami Sueharu's soaring, gracefully curvilinear large-scale pressure-cast porcelain sculptures, finished in a luminous bluish-white glaze that originated in eleventh-century China, are sought after by collectors from London to Shanghai and displayed in major institutions on four continents. In common with many other outstanding contemporary Japanese ceramic artists presented in this catalogue, Fukami's appeal is truly transnational, combining as it does a contemporary global vision and commitment to technical innovation with a sophisticated, even aristocratic, artistic persona that reflects a traditional Japanese disregard for the time and effort required to produce works of flawless beauty. For other works by this artist, see lots 823 and 834.