A square plate with blue crawl glaze by Shigeo Shiga (1928-2011), circa 1977 the platter with red dot and iron red line border, 11.61 in. square. Provenance: Margaret Vine purchased from Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane, Dec 1977. Receipt available. Exhibitions: works held in the Powerhouse Museum MAAS, La Trobe University Art collection and Newcastle Art Gallery. Literature: Jutta Malnic, 'Shiga the Potter', Sydney, John Ferguson P/L, 1982 Grace Cochrane, 'The Crafts Movement in Australian: A History', Sydney, NSW press, 1992 pottery in Australia, Oct/Nov 1979, Vol 18 no. 2, pp 3-5 Freeland Gallery website http://www.freelandgallery.com.au/shiga-shigeo.html
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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