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162

162


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Card number: 162
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 25 x 10.4 x 10.1
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown: No
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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161

161


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Card number: 161
Artwork date: 1974
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 26.9 x 13.7 x 12
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Fossil vessel
Artwork colour: Blue, Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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160

160


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Card number: 160
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 18 x 27.8 x 7
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Blue
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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159

159


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Card number: 159
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 7 x 5.5 x 4.7
Shaping method:
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Lidded box
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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158

158


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Card number: 158
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 44.8 x 47.8 x 18.2
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Blue
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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157

157


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Card number: 157
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 27 x 14 x 10
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Light Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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156

156


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Card number: 156
Artwork date: 2008
Artwork title:

Turbulent phase l
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 23 x 35 x 19
Shaping method: Slab, Coil
Decoration method: Relief
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black, White
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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155

155


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Card number: 155
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 27 x 12.8 x 8.4
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Turquoise Green
Type of glaze: Celadon-type matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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154

154


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Card number: 154
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:

Voyager-2
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 52.7 x 56.1x 18.6
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Cloth tapes / Relief
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown / Gold
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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153

153


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Card number: 153
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 7.8 x 5.7 x 4.4
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Lidded box
Artwork colour: Beige, Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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152

152


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Card number: 152
Artwork date: 1974
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 25 x 9.5 x 9.6
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Blue
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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151

151


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Card number: 151
Artwork date: 1974
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 13 x 11.6 x 11.5 / 13 x 11.4 x 11.3
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Impressed
Motif:
Artwork type: pair of open boxes
Artwork colour: Beige
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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150

150


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Card number: 150
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Forest Fire 1
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 29.1 x 12.9 x 12.7
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Clay marbling and mosaic
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Cream, Ivory
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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149

149


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Card number: 149
Artwork date: 1972
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 27.4 x 13.7 x 13.5
Shaping method: Slab & Coil
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Cream, Ivory
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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148

148


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Card number: 148
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 14.8 x 41.8 x 43.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, White
Type of glaze:
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown: No
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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147

147


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Card number: 147
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 28.8 x 30.8 x 15.8
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Extra clay
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Turquoise Green, Green
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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146

146


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Card number: 146
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 18.4 (H)
Shaping method: Moulded
Decoration method: Combed
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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145

145


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Card number: 145
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 17.7 x 31.2 x 7.7
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Wax resist
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Blue, Light Blue
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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139

139


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Card number: 139
Artwork date: 2012
Artwork title:

Opposing Undercurrents (in New Horizons series)
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5.5 x 37 x 24
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Plaster stamps
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: Black, white
Type of glaze: glazed with oxides
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

No
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Hamilton Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Hamilton Gallery
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in: Skepsi Exhibition


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130

130


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Card number: 130
Artwork date: c.2020
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 7 (Height) x 10.5 (Diameter)
Shaping method:
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Small ornament
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: No
Name of the gallery held:
In a private collection: Artist
Photo credit:

Yumiko Starke
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in: ‘Hiroe Swen: a lifetime in ceramics’ at Sturt Gallery, Mittagong NSW, 2020


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097

097


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Card number: 097
Artwork date: 1999
Artwork title:

Ocean scape
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 24 x 26.5 x 11.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif: Fish
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in: The ANU School of Art, for inspection by a group of 35 USA collectors, known as the Renwick Alliance.


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092

092


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Card number: 092
Artwork date: 1988
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 6.9 x 9.7 x 9.7
Shaping method:
Decoration method: Overglaze, Gold & Silver leaves
Motif:
Artwork type: Lidded box
Artwork colour: Black, Gold, Silver
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Gippsland Art Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Gippsland Art Gallery
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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091

091


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Card number: 091
Artwork date: 1988
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 19 x 18 x 8.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Wax resist, Overglaze
Motif: Fish
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black, Gold
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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090

090


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Card number: 090
Artwork date: 1988
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 32 x 43 x 19
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Wax resist
Motif: Trees
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Blue, Green-Grey
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Northern Beaches Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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084

084


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Card number: 084
Artwork date: 1984
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 24 x 35 x 10
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Plaster stamps
Motif: Birds
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: The Powerhouse
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

The Powerhouse
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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082

082


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Card number: 082
Artwork date: c.1982
Artwork title:

Becalmed vessel
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 31.5 x 42 x 15
Shaping method: Coil / Plaster mold
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Orange
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Shepparton Art Museum Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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079

079


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Card number: 079
Artwork date: 1981
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5.5 x 7 x 6.6
Shaping method:
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Lidded box
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:

Presented in memory of Anthony Howard by Eve and Ruth Howard, 2015
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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078

078


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Card number: 078
Artwork date: 1981
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 32.7 x 37 x 14.5
Shaping method: Coil / Plaster mold
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown, Beige
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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074

074


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Card number: 074
Artwork date: 1981
Artwork title:

On the wing
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 53 (Height)
Shaping method: Coil / Plaster mold?
Decoration method: Wax resist
Motif: Birds
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Art Gallery of New South Wales
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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073

073


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Card number: 073
Artwork date: 1981
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5 x 22 x 22
Shaping method: Press mold
Decoration method: Wax resist
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: Light Brown, White
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Northern Beaches Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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070

070


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Card number: 070
Artwork date: 1980
Artwork title:

Master at Arms
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 22 x 24 x 14
Shaping method: Plaster mold
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Northern Beaches Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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069

069


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Card number: 069
Artwork date: c 1980
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5.7 x 32.6 x 33
Shaping method: Press mold
Decoration method: Wax resist
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Tenomoku glaze
Special note:

Presented in memory of Anthony Howard by Eve and Ruth Howard, 2015
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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066

066


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Card number: 066
Artwork date: 1990
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 35 x 63 x 19
Shaping method: Coil / Plaster mold
Decoration method: Underglaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Light Blue, Navy
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Australian National University Art Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Australian National University Art Collection
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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062

062


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Card number: 062
Artwork date: c.2000
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 24.2 x 35 x 4.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze drawing
Motif: trees
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Blue, white
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
Copyright:

Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
Exhibited in: David Jones gallery, Sydney (year not known)


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056

056


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Card number: 056
Artwork date: 1994
Artwork title:

The overlander
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 41 x 18 x 40
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Wire
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: University of Canberra
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

University of Canberra
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in: Collective wisdom: the art collections of the Australian National University and the University of Canberra, Exhibition catalogue, CMAG 1999


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053

053


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Card number: 053
Artwork date: 1978
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5.5 x 32.7 x 33.6
Shaping method: Press mold
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: Blue, Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: City of Fremantle Art Collection
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Fremantle Arts Centre
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in: Fremantle Arts Centre exhibition titled Australian Pottery, 23 Feb 23 – 12 March, 1978 cat no 30.


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045

045


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Card number: 045
Artwork date: 1978
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 16.4 x 30.5 x 29.2
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: White, Cream
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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044

044


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Card number: 044
Artwork date: 1978
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 17 x 27.2 x 17
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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042

042


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Card number: 042
Artwork date: c.1977
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 25.3 x 12 x 12.4
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Clay marbling and mosaic
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:

Porcelain
Presented in memory of Anthony Howard by Eve and Ruth Howard, 2015
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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041

041


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Card number: 041
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Callisthenics series
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 23.9 x 25.7 x 12.6
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Cloth tape
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Brown
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: Gippsland Art Gallery
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

Gippsland Art Gallery
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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040

040


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Card number: 040
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Atlantis 2
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 18 x 44 x 45.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vessel
Artwork colour: Beige
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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039

039


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Card number: 039
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Commuter-1
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 6.1 x 33.1 x 33.1
Shaping method: Press mold
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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038

038


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Card number: 038
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

The interchange
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 5.8 x 29.3 x 29.2
Shaping method: Press mold
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Platter
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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037

037


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Card number: 037
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Plantation 2
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 20.1 x 11.6 x 11.4
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Clay marbling and mosaic
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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036

036


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Card number: 036
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Tale of trees
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 8.1 x 12 x 12.1
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Clay marbling and mosaic
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)H
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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035

035


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Card number: 035
Artwork date: 1977
Artwork title:

Forest Fire
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 28.3 x 11.9 x 12
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Clay marbling and mosaic
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: White
Type of glaze: Clear glaze
Special note:

The title was copied from page 11 of the publication, ‘Hiroe Swen: Fourteen Years of Exhibiting Handbuilt Ceramics at Pastoral Gallery, published by Pastoral Gallery in 1986. This publication is a joint exhibition catalogue of Hiroe Swen & Cornel Swen, starting from the opposite end of the book.
ISBN 0 9588231 03
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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031

031


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Card number: 031
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 30.7 x 35.9 x 14.7
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method:
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Black
Type of glaze: Matt glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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030

030


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Card number: 030
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 15 x 48 x 46.5
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Bowl
Artwork colour: Green, Turquoise
Type of glaze: Celadon-type glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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029

029


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Card number: 029
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 29.2 x 14.6 x 10.5
Shaping method: Slab
Decoration method: Glaze, Extra clay
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Green, Turquoise
Type of glaze: Celadon-type glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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028

028


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Card number: 028
Artwork date: 1975
Artwork title:
Dimensions （Height x Width x Depth) 24.6 x 34 x 14.2
Shaping method: Coil
Decoration method: Glaze
Motif:
Artwork type: Vase
Artwork colour: Green, Turquoise
Type of glaze: Celadon-type glaze
Special note:
Hiroe‘s selection

Yes
Location unknown:
Held by a gallery: Yes
Name of the gallery held: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
In a private collection:
Photo credit:

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Copyright:

Hiroe Swen
Exhibited in:


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