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Koie Ryōji
Bell-form Vessel2000-2010

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Stoneware vessel with squat bell-shaped form, textured surface with crackled burgundy glaze at the shoulder, sandy ochre body, and dark blue-black drips running to the base
Stoneware jar with rounded shoulders and narrow mouth, featuring ash glaze in cream and earthy brown tones with bold drips of deep blue-black running vertically down the body, and scattered red iron splashes near the rim.
Stoneware jar with a broad, slightly irregular form and narrow mouth, featuring ash glaze in cream and olive-brown tones with natural ash deposits, dark iron brushwork near the shoulder, and a scratched linear mark across the lower body.
Stoneware jar with domed shoulders and narrow mouth, ash glaze in mottled cream and ochre tones, with vertical drips of dark brown, black, and teal over a rust-red patch, textured surface suggesting wood-firing.
Artist or Maker
Koie Ryōji
Japan, born 1938
Title
Bell-form Vessel
Date Made
2000-2010
Medium
Oribe ware; stoneware with blackish brown glazes
Dimensions
17 × 15 × 15 in. (43.18 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gordon Brodfuehrer
Accession Number
M.2019.342.36
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art