Flowing Pattern
Honma Kazuaki was followed into the bamboo profession by his adopted son Hideaki, who began studying with his father after losing sight in one of his eyes while serving in the Japanese Air Force. Working on Sado Island, Hideaki makes pieces inspired by the island’s flora and fauna using men’yadake, a local variety of bamboo that is soft and flexible. His dynamic sculpture Flowing Pattern was awarded the Special Recognition Award (Tokusen) at the 2014 Nitten exhibition.
Artwork Details
- 本間秀昭造 「流紋」
- Title: Flowing Pattern
- Artist: Honma Hideaki (Japanese, born 1959)
- Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
- Date: 2014
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Timber bamboo, men’yadake, dwarf bamboo, rattan, and lacquer
- Dimensions: H. 26 × W. 33 × D. 9 1/2 in. (66 × 83.8 × 24.1 cm)
- Classification: Bamboo
- Credit Line: Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.425.4
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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