Spring Snow 22H-2
Hoshino Satoru is an internationally acclaimed ceramic artist born in Niigata and now based in Shiga Prefecture, near Lake Biwa. His Spring Snow series captures the seasonal beauty of nature, particularly the delicate transition from winter to spring—evoking the subtle interplay of sunlight and moonlight on pristine snow blanketing a rugged landscape. His mastery is evident in the sculptural presence of his hand-built, pinched forms, which are distinguished not only by their scale but also by their richly layered glazes that lend each piece a striking visual depth. Curving ridges—the artist’s own finger impressions—animate the surface of this conical, tapering vessel
Artwork Details
- 星野曉作 Spring Snow 22H-2
- Title: Spring Snow 22H-2
- Artist: Hoshino Satoru (Japanese, born 1945)
- Period: Reiwa (2019–present)
- Date: 2022
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Glazed Shigaraki stoneware
- Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); D. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of David Tausig Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.751
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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