Len Castle's Iron Oxide Stoneware with Kanji Motifs

Len Castle, hanging form, in iron oxide washed stoneware with…
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Len Castle, hanging form, in iron oxide washed stoneware with impressed motifs, circa 1980s, length 56 cm. These motifs were used widely by Len Castle and are based on a Kanji symbol that Castle saw in Japan on the eves of farmhouses, the symbol meaning to protect from fire. This symbol is not based on a collaboration with Schoon as commonly supposed.

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