Kutani-style plate with design of vegetables

Object Details

• Artist

  Amabe Kimiko (Japan, born 1939)

• Label

  1. According to the artist, "Most of my pieces, including this plate, begin with sketches inspired by moments in my everyday life. Polychrome porcelain takes on its color through repeated firings of the pigments and enamels, and the color is permanent. I am awed by the realization that the bright, translucent color will last virtually forever. My goal is not to be confined within the definitions of craft but to work freely as a painter in search of harmony among colors."

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  A Selection of Contemporary Japanese Porcelain (May, 21, 1995 to July 18, 2011)

  Contemporary Porcelain from Japan (November 21, 1993 to September 5, 1994)

• Origin

  Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Japan Foundation

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1990s

• Name

  Amabe, Kimiko

• Place

  Kaga, Japan, Ishikawa prefecture

• Topic

  Contemporary Art, Heisei era (1989 - 2019), Porcelain, Art, Carrot, Eggplant, Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)