Vessel
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Futamura Yoshimi makes sculptural forms inspired by burls of wood, fungi, and other natural phenomena. She hand-builds the pieces, tearing the clay to create ragged edges, and she pats a coarse dust of crushed porcelain on the surface before firing. The clay expands and contracts in the kiln, causing fissures in the dust covering. Whereas many male ceramicists in Japan receive their training at historical kiln sites, female ceramicists have typically been discouraged or banned from learning the traditional styles. With few ties to convention, female ceramicists have often led the way in creating new and individual approaches to clay.
Caption
Yoshimi Futamura Japanese, born 1959. Vessel, 2008. Stoneware and porcelain, 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (34.3 x 44.5 x 45.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dickes and the Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund, 2009.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2009.3_PS6.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Vessel
Date
2008
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Stoneware and porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
13 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (34.3 x 44.5 x 45.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dickes and the Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund
Accession Number
2009.3
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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