Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki)

Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 Japanese

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Kondō Yutaka studied under three Living National Treasure ceramists (including his own father) at Kyoto City University of Fine Arts. He was inspired by the ancient Indian motif of the sacred footprint that the Buddha was said to leave wherever his message was heard. Yutaka impressed the surface with decorative patterning and miscellaneous texts, including the names of countries, cities, and entertainment districts in Kyoto and Tokyo that reveal the artist’s personal journey.

Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki), Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983), Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay, Japan

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Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki), Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983), Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay, Japan
Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki), Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983), Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay, Japan
Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki), Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983), Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay, Japan
Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki), Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983), Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay, Japan

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