Jar / Kôyama Kiyoko
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.214
- Title
- 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
- 19 cm x 19 cm x 18.5 cm (7 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 7 5/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- vessel
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Secondary Object Type
- jar
- Physical Description
- This cylindircal jar has a circular lid with a small handle. The natural ash glaze creates a mix of green, black, gray, and reddish hues.
- Subject Matter
- This is a water container. 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
- containers
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2010/1.214
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.214/2010_1_214.jpg
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"Jar; Kôyama Kiyoko." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.214/2010_1_214.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 05, 2024.
