Lidded Vase (Primary Title)
Vase with Lid (Alternate Title)
Henri Simmen, French, 1879 - 1963 (Artist)
Eugénie Jubin (known as O'Kin), French, 1880 - 1948 (Artist)
Henri Simmen initially studied architecture and then became interested in ceramics. He first exhibited his ceramics at the Paris Salon in 1911. Like other Arts and Crafts artists, Simmen controlled every aspect of production: the creation of the glaze; the mixing and throwing of the clay; and the decoration and firing. Between 1919 and 1921 he visited Asia, where he was influenced by pottery and porcelain. During a trip to Japan he met his future wife, sculptor Eugénie Jubin O’Kin, who created the various stoppers and covers carved from ivory, horn, and precious woods for Simmen’s vessels.
Marked on bottom (impressed): "HSIM", and an impression of three triangles in triangular placement (see card).
Gift of Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe
©artist or artist’s estate
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