Ikuta Susumu (b. 1934)

OCTAGONAL PORCELAIN THREE-TIERED FOOD CONTAINER WITH INSECT AND PLANT DESIGN

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Ikuta Susumu (b. 1934)
Octagonal porcelain three-tiered food container with insect and plant design
Dated Hachijukyunen (year 89 [1989]) on base of bottom section and signed Susumu on base of each section
8in. (20.3cm.) high with cover
In wood box titled and dated Happojiki sanjubako senkyuhyakuhachijukyu nen (Octagonal, 3-tiered porcelain box, 1989), signed Ikuta Susumu saku and sealed Ikuta Susumu, inscribed Yu hyori mokasai ryoshoka-e (Glazed inside and outside with a design of early summer trumpet vines) on underside of lid

Lot Essay

Born in Kyoto, Ikuta lives in Wendell, North Carolina and his work is decorated with the insects, flowers and plants native to the state. The rich profusion of life in the climate of the South is amply illustrated on these stacking dishes as a praying mantis, butterfly, spider, and flowering trumpet vines interlock in a complex design.
His work is included in numerous museum collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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