A square plate with blue crawl glaze by Shigeo Shiga (1928-2011), circa 1977 the platter with red dot and iron red line border, 29.5 cm square. Provenance: Margaret Vine purchased from Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane, Dec 1977. Receipt available. Exhibitions: works held in the Powerhouse Museum MAAS, La Trobe University Art collection and Newcastle Art Gallery. Literature: Jutta Malnic, 'Shiga the Potter', Sydney, John Ferguson P/L, 1982 Grace Cochrane, 'The Crafts Movement in Australian: A History', Sydney, NSW press, 1992 pottery in Australia, Oct/Nov 1979, Vol 18 no. 2, pp 3-5 Freeland Gallery website http://www.freelandgallery.com.au/shiga-shigeo.html