Rippling Wave (Hamon)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The use of sand to suggest the movement of water is common in traditional Japanese raked sand, or kare sansui, gardens. The most famous example is the sixteenth-century garden of the Zen temple Ryonanji in Kyoto, which in expressing the expanse of the oceans is intended to represent the entire universe. In order to achieve the same effect in his ceramic vessel, Sakiyama constructed the form from three slabs of clay that were carved into the wave pattern. After firing the vase once, he then covered it with a sand-infused glaze and refired it to stoneware temperature.
Caption
Sakiyama Takayuki Japanese, born 1958. Rippling Wave (Hamon), 2000. Ceramic, stoneware, sand-infused glaze, 22 5/8 x 21 3/16 in. (57.5 x 53.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the Jacques and Emy Cohenca Foundation, Inc., 2000.96. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2000.96_transp4787.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Rippling Wave (Hamon)
Date
2000
Period
Heisei Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Ceramic, stoneware, sand-infused glaze
Classification
Dimensions
22 5/8 x 21 3/16 in. (57.5 x 53.8 cm)
Signatures
Incised signature of the artist on the base of the vessel.
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by the Jacques and Emy Cohenca Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
2000.96
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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