Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase / Takahashi Rakusai III
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.77
- Title
- Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase
- Artist
- Takahashi Rakusai III
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1976
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 1960-1963
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 26.67 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm (10 1/2 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Physical Description
- The vase uses Shigaraki clay and the wood-firing process. The deformities and imperfections are intentional, and in Iga style. It has a lopsided lip edge at the top, with a deep indentation circling the vase just below it. The texture of this piece is splotchy and ridged, and the colors are earth tones, ranging from tans to dark, forest greens.
- Subject Matter
- This is a flower vase made at the kiln in Shigaraki.
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- buildings and the land
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- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
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- natural landscapes
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- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 555 x 973
- File Size
- 46 KB
- Record
- 1963/2.77
- Link to this Item
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"Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase; Takahashi Rakusai III." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-2.77/1963_2.77.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.