Jar

Object Details

• Artist

  Shimizu Uichi (Japan, 1926-2004)

• Label

  Shimizu Uichi, the son of a pottery wholesaler, was born in Kyoto. Intending to continue the family business, he began commercial studies but instead discovered an interest in making ceramics. After studying briefly with Ishiguro Munemaro at the age of fifteen, he embarked on a career as a studio potter. Like his teacher, Shimizu focused on classical Chinese glazes; his black-glazed and green-glazed pieces won numerous national and international prizes from the 1950s onward. In 1985 he received the title 'Living National Treasure.' On this massive jar, the artist trailed his fingers through the wet glaze to 'draw' on the jar's shoulder.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

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

  Paper and Clay from Modern Japan (January 20 to March 31, 1991)

• Origin

  Kyoto, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Shimizu Uichi

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1980s

• Name

  Shimizu, Uichi

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)