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Lidded box

20th century

Japanese, 1890 - 1966

Kawai Kanjiro was a close associate of Yanagi’s and an early member of the Mingei movement. Mostly working with ceramics, he emphasized some of the core components of Mingei theory: simple designs and functionality of the work.

Stoneware with cobalt blue underglaze and iron-brown underglaze wash

4 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10.6 x 8 cm)

Overall h.: 6.5 cm

.a H.: 2 1/4 in.

.b H.: 1/2 in.

Gift of Frances and Thomas Blakemore

98.53.3

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.

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