Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase / Takahashi Rakusai III

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Accession Number
1963/2.77
Title
Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1898-1976
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.)
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.
Primary Keywords
ceramics
flower (plant)
vase
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555 x 973
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1963/2.77
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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.
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