Porcelain vase by Yamada Yoshiaki.

Porcelain vase with an ovoid body, short neck and circular opening edged with a brown line. White base. The polychrome decoration, hand-painted, depicts ripe pomegranates (zakuro) partially opened on their branch, rendered accurately in yellow, orange, and red against a backdrop of light green foliage. Asymmetrical composition in the tradition of negative space. Signed. Delivered with its signed box. Dimensions. Height: 24.5 cm — Diameter: 22 cm. Yamada Yoshiaki 山田義明 Ceramicist specialising in hand-painted Kutani porcelain (Ishikawa Prefecture). From a family of potters, trained under master Takegoshi Yoshiyuki, the third generation of Kutani. Recognised for his mastery of naturalistic drawing and negative space. His work, Large plate with wild grape motif, was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Craft Exhibition. His pieces are part of the collection of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan.