A LARGE TENMOKU BOWL BY SHIGEO SHIGAThe circular bowl made of wheel-thrown and turned white stoneware with iron based glaze and a pattern of trailed iron oxide slip, artist's stamp to base.Diameter 44cmPROVENANCE:Freeland Gallery, Sydney (apanied by original certificate)OTHER NOTES:Shigeo Shiga (1928-2011) was a Japanese potter who visited Australia and had a profound and lasting impact on the development of Australian stoneware pottery. Shiga was invited to visit and work at Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, by Les Blakebrough and arrived in 1966. Following his time at Sturt, Shiga moved to Sydney where he was employed by Peter Rushforth as a part-time teacher at the National Art School. He also assisted Bernard Sahm in building his studio and kiln and in 1972 established his own studio and kilns in Terry Hills. In 1979 he returned to live in Tokyo but continued to hold occasional exhibitions in Australia, and in 2009 returned to live back in Sydney. Shiga's works are held by the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of NSW, the Powerhouse Museum and many other state galleries in Australia.