"Sazanami" (Ripples) Vase

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"Sazanami" (Ripples) Vase

c. 1996

Kimura Yoshiro (Japanese, born 1946)

Kimura Yoshiro, whose kiln is in Hiroshima, Japan, was inspired by ancient Greek and Chinese forms when he created this vase. He developed his hallmark blue glaze-seen here ranging in hue from a kingfisher aqua to a deep cobalt blue-black-while studying with the renowned Kutani ceramist Izu Zojuro in the early 1970s.

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Object Details

Title:

"Sazanami" (Ripples) Vase

Date:

c. 1996

Artist:

Kimura Yoshiro (Japanese, born 1946)

Medium:

Glazed porcelain

Dimensions:

Height: 15 3/4 inches (40 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Dr. Andrea M. Baldeck and William M. Hollis, Jr., 1998

Accession Number:

1998-53-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Heisei Period (1989-2019)

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