Vessel
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Object Label
An influential innovator in modern Japanese clay art, Suzuki Osamu was one of the founders of the Sodeisha movement, which strove to take ceramics out of the purely decorative and functional realm. Over his long career, he employed many different techniques to create quirky, often humorous forms. Whereas most of his pieces were left undecorated in order to emphasize their shape, this unusual, relatively early example features a splash of glaze and an incised drawing.
Caption
Suzuki Osamu Japanese, 1926–2001. Vessel, ca. 1960. Glazed porcelain, 6 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (17 × 14 × 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund, 2020.1.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2020.1.3_overall_PS11.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Vessel
Date
ca. 1960
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Glazed porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
6 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (17 × 14 × 9 cm)
Inscriptions
Artist's signature on the box.
Markings
Artist's mark on the back.
Credit Line
Partial gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner and Bertram H. Schaffner Asian Art Fund
Accession Number
2020.1.3
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