Jar with design of balloon vine

Object Details

• Artist

  Miura Katsuo (Japan, born 1939)

• Label

  The artist states: "The motif on this piece is the plant called balloon vine, which blooms in Japan in July and August. I used sketches of the actual plant as the basis for this abstracted design. The most difficult aspect of the process was finding an appropriate way of combining the design with the vessel form. The actual flowers and foliage of the balloon vine are green, but I rendered the design in shades of yellow. The yellow enamel was fired to 850 degrees C., and the entire firing process, including cooling, took about thirty-six hours. Overfiring by just ten degrees causes the enamel to run, so the timing was crucial."

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

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

• Origin

  Terai, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Japan Foundation

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1990s

• Name

  Miura, Katsuo

• Place

  Terai, Japan, Ishikawa prefecture

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)