Flask
Dateca. 2015
Label TextThis work was created by using a wood-firing technique that uses long, low-heat firings to produce the clay’s reddish tone through the thick glaze. The cracked surface, with its interesting abstracted patterns, is the result of combined firing techniques and hand sculpting.
Object number2018.22.2
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Gordon Brodfuehrer, San Diego, California, 2015
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySan Diego, California, San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden, Kyushu and Beyond: Japanese Ceramics from the Collection of Gordon Brodfuehrer, Jan. 2 - Mar. 18, 2016.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.Published ReferencesDelson, Susan. "The Intimite Beauty of Honest Craft." Wall Street Journal, November 30 - December 1, 2019: p. C14, reproduced. [A version of this article appears online on November 27, 2019: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-intimate-beauty-of-honest-craft-11574870032.]Credit LineGift of Gordon Brodfuehrer in honor of William Calderhead and Hiro Kawasaki
Dimensions15 x 9 x 15 in. (38.1 x 22.9 x 38.1 cm)
MediumStoneware with glazes, Nezumi-shino style
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