Blue Princess
Date2009
Maker
Akio Takamori
Japanese (active in the United States), 1950 - 2017
Label TextThis slightly uneasy princess was inspired by the portraits of Velázquez, who painted the Spanish royal court in the 17th century. She is a member of the richly populated, colorful world created by renowned sculptor Akio Takamori, who died in January 2017. Japanese villagers, sleeping women, lovers, politicians, children carrying younger siblings on their backs, characters from art history, and crawling babies have all emerged from Takamori's curiosity, observation, and wit and are rendered through his unique skill in forming clay and brushing on fluid underglazes. "My interest is humanity," he once said. "That doesn't change, even over a thousand years. Everyone from a two-year-old to an old man still has love, compassion, appreciates beauty."
Object number2010.24
ProvenanceThe artist; [James Harris Gallery, Seattle]
Photo CreditPhoto: Richard Nicol Photography
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, James Harris Gallery, Akio Takamori (solo exhibition), November 19 - December 19, 2009Credit LineHoward Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Dimensions31 x 19 x 17 in. (78.7 x 48.3 x 43.2 cm)
MediumStoneware painted with under-glazes (ceramic colorants)
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