Wind
Kohyama Yasuhisa draws inspiration from ancient Jōmon and Yayoi wares as well as Shigaraki ceramics. Wind is a dynamic example of his Shigaraki-clay works, which he coil-builds, sculpts, and then carves using steel wires. The natural ash surface and edges highlight the roughness of the clay, suggesting an eroding desert rock. No glaze is applied; instead, Kohyama uses kiln placement to create a wide range of colors and subtle tonal shifts in the wood ash
Artwork Details
- 神山易久作 「風」
- Title: Wind
- Artist: Kohyama Yasuhisa (Japanese, born 1936)
- Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
- Date: 2004
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Stoneware, Shigaraki clay with natural ash glaze
- Dimensions: 19 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (49.5 × 54.6 × 8.9 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.442.8
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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