Shigaraki ware plate / Takahashi Rakusai III

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Accession Number
1963/2.76
Title
Shigaraki ware plate
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1898-1976
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Kinki (region)
Shiga (prefecture)
Shigaraki (town)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 3
Kinki (region)
Creation Place 4
Shiga (prefecture)
Creation Place 5
Shigaraki (town)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Dimensions
4.5 cm x 48 cm x 23.5 cm (1 3/4 in. x 18 7/8 in. x 9 1/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
plate
Secondary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Physical Description
A rectangular shaped plate with eight circular patterns. The rim is slightly flared out to create the concave shape. The top surface is unglazed, scorched to an intense red. The bottom does not have foot. In the kiln, the thick clay slabs were stacked close together so that the floating ash landed on the edge of the plate facing the flame. The circular patterns are areas that were protected from the flame by cylinder clay spacers.
Subject Matter
The artist employs the clay and wood-firing technique that are found in the late 16th and 17th century Shigaraki ware. The circular marks seen here were originally created by chance from practical solutions: potters put clay spacers so that the ceramics were evenly fired in kilns. But Takahashi deliberately placed spacers here to create these marks. However, the artist was still able to attain whimsical character from unexpected effect of fire.
Primary Keywords
plate (dish)
stoneware
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1963/2.76
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"Shigaraki ware plate; Takahashi Rakusai III." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-2.76/1963_2.76.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 18, 2024.
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