"Upright" (Kitsu)

Fukami Sueharu Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 231

The Kyoto-based ceramic artist Fukami employed an innovative, high-pressure slip-casting technique (designed to prevent warping) to form the porcelain body of this towering sculpture, onto which he then applied a classic pale-blue glaze (Japanese: seihakuji; Chinese: qingbai). The distinctive glaze recalls luminescent Song-dynasty (960–1279) celadon wares produced in the Jingdezhen kilns of China in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

"Upright" (Kitsu), Fukami Sueharu (Japanese, born 1947), Porcelain with seihakuji (pale blue) glaze, Japan

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.