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"A large Oshimon Kaki Vase by Ota Itaru enclosed in the original signed wooden box exhibited at the 9th Nihon Togei Ten National Exhibition.  The entire surface is impressed with inverse pyramids, and patterned with dark and light triangles.  An incredibly exacting design perfectly executed.  The vase measures 16 inches (40 cm) tall, 11 inches (28 cm) diameter and is in fine condition.  It comes with the original placard from the exhibition, as well as a copy of the exhibition catalog, and a clipping from the Mainichi Shinbun Newspaper in which the piece is visible in a photograph.  &lt;br&gt;\r\nBorn into the tumultuous post war era in 1948, Ota Itaru was subjected to the breakdown and rebuilding of Japanese society and culture throughout his early life.  He graduated the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1972, and opened his own kiln in 1975.  He has since displayed at the Nihon Togeiten (National Ceramics Exhibition), Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition), Dento Kogei Shinsaku Ten (Traditional Crafts New Exhibition) and has been awarded Governors prize at the Saitama Prefectural Exhibition.  Due to size the cost of shipping will be assessed separately from the list price.\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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