Shallow bowl with unglazed foot. Body of the bowl is decorated with a brown glaze, with circular area on interior of bowl areas where wax resist was applied and tan shows through. In these circles are painted brown stylized floral designs.
Artist Life Dates
(Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960
Accession Number
1964/1.81
Medium and Support
stoneware with tenmoku glaze with wax resist floral roundels
A bald man with a furrowed brow is holding an open book to the viewer. The book is open to an illustration of a distressed animal. Writing in blue takes up the lower portion of the print.
The print shows a drawing of the head of an animal. Below it, "I have the right to believe freely to be a slave to no mans authority If this be heresy so be it It is still the truth to go against conscience is neither right nor safe I cannot... will not... recant Here I stand No man can command my conscience," is written.
