Large Jar / Kôyama Kiyoko
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.213
- Title
- Large Jar
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kinki (region)
- Shiga (prefecture)
- Shigaraki (city)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kinki (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Shiga (prefecture)
- Creation Place 5
- Shigaraki (city)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Dimensions
- 37 cm x 35 cm x 35 cm (14 9/16 in. x 13 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 21st century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- jar
- Physical Description
- This large jar is wider in the top portion, narrowing towards the base. It has a short neck that flares outwards. The natural glaze creates a range of browns and grays.
- Subject Matter
- This is a vase. The artist, Koyama Kyoko, struggled as a female potter in a trade dominated by male artists. She received recognition when she discovered a way to revive the forgotten techinique of natural ash glazes, which are commonly used in her work.
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- geographic and political locations
- japan (nation)
- japanese
- japanese ceramics styles
- japanese decorative arts styles
- japanese styles
- kinki (region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 283 KB
- Record
- 2010/1.213
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.213/2010_1.213b.jpg
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"Large Jar; Kôyama Kiyoko." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.213/2010_1.213b.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
