Hanging Vase

Japan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199

Nature is represented again in the hanging wall vase created for a flower arrangement. Covered in off-white lead and copper-based glazes, the body has a fine craquelure. The form of the vase, resembling a dried-out, wrapped leaf or fruit, or perhaps a nest, is somewhat irregular, and the rough texture of the clay was created by hand-shaping. Certain Tiffany designs manifest similarly dynamic shapes, and Moore favored such variegated coloration.

Hanging Vase, Earthenware with lead and copper glazes, Japan

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