Round plate with silver and dark brown design

1983

Not on view

Although born in Seto, one of the first ceramic centers in Japan, Kuriki developed an interest in ceramic sculpture in the 1960s while studying at the Kyoto City University of Arts with Kondō Yūzō (1902–1985, Living National Treasure) and Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886–1963, Living National Treasure), giants of the porcelain tradition. In his work he meticulously applied each line using a paper stencil to fit precisely within the contours of the shape. Here, decoration and form fuse into a single pattern of interweaving bands, emphasizing the potter’s control against the traditional belief that the best effects are created by uncontrolled kiln events.

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栗木達介作銀緑彩文円皿
Title: Round plate with silver and dark brown design
Artist: Kuriki Tatsusuke (Japanese, 1943–2013)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: 1983
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with paper-resist slip decoration and thin silver glaze
Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2017
Object Number: 2017.166.5
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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