Flower Vessel

Object Label
Maeda Hideo makes flower vases that are decorated with precise geometric patterns. The surface is created by carving thin lines into the dark clay and then filling the indentations with clay pastes of various colors. To draw grids on three-dimensional forms that swell and taper requires elaborate planning and a masterly understanding of geometry.
Caption
Maeda Hideo Japanese, born 1943. Flower Vessel, 2013. Stoneware inlaid with colored slips, height: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) diameter: 12 in. (30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.49. © artist or artist's estate
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Flower Vessel
Date
2013
Period
Heisei Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Stoneware inlaid with colored slips
Classification
Dimensions
height: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) diameter: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
2015.49
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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