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Tsubo: Asia Week New York: The Art of Vessels

Past exhibition
1 September - 27 October 2022
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾, Flower Vessel with Indigo Glazed Design 藍彩花器, 1980's
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Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾

Flower Vessel with Indigo Glazed Design 藍彩花器, 1980's
Stoneware
H10.8" x W13" x D3.8"
H27.4 x W33 x D9.6cm
With Signed Wood Box
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The Kyoto-born potter Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾 (1939-2012) was the eldest son of the ceramist Miyashita Zenju (1901-1968) and studied alongside Kondo Yutaka 近藤豊 (1932–1983) under Kondō Yūzō (LNT, 1902-1985) and...
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The Kyoto-born potter Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾 (1939-2012) was the eldest son of the ceramist Miyashita Zenju (1901-1968) and studied alongside Kondo Yutaka 近藤豊 (1932–1983) under Kondō Yūzō (LNT, 1902-1985) and Tomimoto Kenkichi (LNT, 1886-1963). Starting with the most difficult, he worked from Celadon, which relies on shape and extreme control of firing. He is held in the British Museum, Metropolitan New York, and Brooklyn Museum among a host of others.


Miyashita showcased his sensitivity towards color and how it can construct a composition on the surface of his vessels by utilizing a technique known as "Saidei" (colored-clay overlay). He applied thin layers of pigmented clay on top of one another in a gradation. This indigo glazed design evokes water against a cliffside, with the deep indigo emulating the powerful force of the waves that weather the surface of a rocky canyon wall, ultimately resulting in a smooth surface.


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