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Kohyama Yasuhisa
Squared Vessel: Slice of Earth2002

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Stoneware ceramic vessel with square body, pinched neck, and jagged mouth; heavily pitted surface in blue-gray and toasted brown tones with white ash deposits
Ceramic vessel with tall rectangular form and narrow waist, matte grey-green glaze over heavily textured, coarse clay body; jagged, uneven rim and a visible vertical seam running the full height of the piece.
Artist or Maker
Kohyama Yasuhisa
Japan, born 1936
Title
Squared Vessel: Slice of Earth
Date Made
2002
Period
Heisei period (1989-2019)
Medium
Shigaraki ware; stoneware with naturally occuring ash glaze
Dimensions
15 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (38.74 x 13.97 x 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martha Drexler Lynn and Robert Danziger
Accession Number
M.2010.40.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Kōyama Yasuhisa