Nesting covered bowls with black glaze (Kokuyu ireko futamono)

Object Details

• Artist

  Yagi Akira (Japan, born 1955)

• Description

  Set of 10 nesting bowls, each with fitted lid. With signed paulownia-wood box, which holds the bowls when nested. S2012.1.11a-b is the storage box.

• Marks

  Artist's seal impressed under glaze on outside of .1a.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Reinventing the Wheel: Japanese Ceramics 1930 - 2000 (July 23, 2011 - June 30, 2013)

  Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (October 7, 2005 to January 21, 2007)

  Yagi Akira Work (November 2-8, 2005)

• Origin

  Kyoto, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Halsey and Alice North in honor of Louise Cort

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

  Usage Conditions Apply

  There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.

  The information presented on this website may be revised and updated at any time as ongoing research progresses or as otherwise warranted. Pending any such revisions and updates, information on this site may be incomplete or inaccurate or may contain typographical errors. Neither the Smithsonian nor its regents, officers, employees, or agents make any representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the information on the site. Use this site and the information provided on it subject to your own judgment. The National Museum of Asian Art welcomes information that would augment or clarify the ownership history of objects in their collections.

Keep Exploring

• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  2000s

• Name

  Yagi, Akira

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan

• Topic

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

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)