Extra-large ceramic vase in the shape of a bear's head by Hikari Masuda, from the exhibition "serious PLAY", August 2025 at DEA EAST.

Featuring Hikari's icon squiggle design in black over white.

dimensions
height: 23cm
width: 25cm 
depth: 15cm
opening: 11 x 17cm
base: 12 x 25cm
weight: 2.155kg

Nb. this work is handmade and measurements are approximate.

Ceramic vase.
Handmade in Japan.

See all Hikari's work from this exhibition, as well as our complete collection by Hikari Masuda.

Hikari Masuda is a ceramicist based in Tokoname - recognised as one of Japan's six ancient kilns with a ceramic history reaching back more than 1000 years. 

Masuda's joyful, playful work is rich in vivid folkloric depictions of animals and mythical creatures, drawn from both Japanese and western traditions. Her restless, masterful making incorporates myriad forms and glazes, producing a dazzling array of work that's attracted a passionate following in Japan and Australia. 

She is stocked exclusively by The DEA Store in Australia and her highly sort after work never stays for long on our shelves!

Read more about Hikari Masuda.