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Hyonsun Rhee for Upsala Ekeby
Vase, model 5044, 1960s.
An elegant and highly characteristic stoneware vase designed by the Korean-Japanese ceramic artist Hyonsun Rhee for Upsala-Ekeby during the mid-1960s. The vase features a harmonious bottle-shaped form with a cylindrical body and a slender, gently flared neck. It is finished in a subdued olive-green glaze with subtle tonal variations and a lively depth of colour, enhanced by its delicately crystalline surface.
The lower section is decorated with an organic relief pattern composed of small, irregular indentations, where the glaze gathers in blue-green hues to create a subtle lava-like effect. The decoration reflects Rhee’s distinctive fusion of Scandinavian design principles and East Asian aesthetics, in which nature-inspired textures and tactile surfaces play a central role. The base is impressed with the Upsala-Ekeby factory mark, model number 5044, and the artist’s signature.
Origin: Sweden, Upsala Ekeby.
Designer: Hyonsun Rhee
Material: Stoneware.
Dimensions: H. 18 cm, D. 8 cm.
Period: 1963-65
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of use.
Biography :
Hyonsun Rhee (born 1938 in Tokyo to South Korean parents).
He studied ceramics at the Kyoto College of Art in Japan during the late 1950s.
His first exhibition took place in Tokyo in 1961.
In 1962 he moved to Stockholm and studied at Konstfack, Sweden’s university of arts, crafts and design.
Between 1963 and 1965, he worked as a designer for the Swedish ceramic company Upsala-Ekeby.
His works for Upsala-Ekeby are noted for their experimental use of clay and glaze, combined with decorative motifs that reflect his East Asian cultural heritage.
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