"Creation"

Object Details

• Artist

  Tokuda Yasokichi (Japan, 1933-2009)

• Label

  Working with the deep-toned enamel colors long associated with Kutani ware, Tokuda Yasokichi creates abstract rather than pictorial imagery. The artist fashioned a polished porcelain surface to give texture to the enamels. He applied the enamels in precise bands. When he fired the bowl, however, the enamels melted and ran toward the center, combining to form new colors and patterns. Like many artists, Tokuda gives individual names to his works.

• 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

  Komatsu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Japan Foundation

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1990s

• Name

  Tokuda, Yasokichi

• Place

  Komatsu, Japan, Ishikawa prefecture

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)