This item is in the category Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\Art Pottery\Studio/ Handcrafted Pottery. This beautifully Formed and decorated Ben Owen III White Vase. Early ben owen iii 3 studio mingei art pottery vase 1986 ben owen iii, the artist representing the third generation of that familys craft tradition, was named the 2004 north carolina living treasure- the states highest honor for creative excellence.