manfucatured by Arabia, Helsinki, Finland
glazed ceramic
9 x 9³⁄₄ x 1³⁄₈ in. (20.8 x 24.7 x 3.5 cm)
incised KAPIAINEN ARABIA

Bukowskis, Stockholm, 7 November 2003, lot 1266
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Scandinavian modern design: 1880-1980, ex. cat., Cooper Hewitt-Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, 1982, p. 193 (for a related example)

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Unique among modern Finnish ceramists, Kaipiainen treats clay as a painter’s canvas, animating simple forms with luminous, iridescent glazes. Inspired by Eastern design traditions, he decorates his works with stylized motifs of flora and fauna, celebrating nature’s shapes, colors, and textures.