Mihara Ken (Japanese, born 1958). <em>Vase</em>, 2006. Stoneware with ash glaze, 11 x 8 11/16 in. (28 x 22 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Steven Korff and Marcia Van Wagner, 2014.60.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.60.1_print.jpg)

Vase

Artist:Mihara Ken

Medium: Stoneware with ash glaze

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:2006

Dimensions: 11 x 8 11/16 in. (28 x 22 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 2014.60.1

Image: CUR.2014.60.1_print.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Tall vase on small foot with body that flares out sharply near the base. Six vertical seams run up the walls, creating facets are sharper near the base but gradually soften toward the top. The surface is mottled in shades of gray, blue, and orange, the product of multiple firings. Object has a storage box signed by the artist. Arrived with the artist's signed drawing of the object.

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