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2001

Big Wave

Yamaguchi Ryūun

Japanese, born 1940

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Rooted in the tradition of Japanese basket making and looking to nature as a primary source of inspiration, Yamaguchi Ryuun incorporates the flow of water into the patterns in his work. Big Wave depicts a giant sea swell, rising, surging, and cresting before the point of collapse.

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