Ikuta Susumu (NC, b. 1934), Two Porcelain Boxes

Each with crackle and cobalt underglaze of naturalistic motifs with spider, two part form, twisted body design, acorn finial all over four feet with artist's signature to base and lids in cobalt. One measuring: 9 x 3.75 x 3.75 in.; the other measuring: 5.25 x 3.25 x 3.25 in.

Private collection, Greensboro, North Carolina.

The smaller box with chip to corner of base at center of spider web.

$400 - 800