Black Pottery Windows (Kokuto no mado)

Object Details

• Artist

  Yamada Hikaru 山田光 (1924-2001)

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Japan in Black and White: Ink and Clay (March 14 to April 25, 2014)

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

• Origin

  Kyoto, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Halsey and Alice North in honor of David, Lia, William, and Richard Royle

• Type

  Sculpture

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1980s

• Name

  Yamada, Hikaru

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan

• Topic

  Contemporary Art, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Stoneware, Japanese Art, Ceramics, Windows

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Sculpture