Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri)

2005

Not on view

Suzuki draws inspiration from the traditions of the Mino kilns, which also produced Oribe-ware tea ceramics in the Momoyama period (1573–1615). This high-fired, slightly asymmetrical stoneware piece has freely applied rich glazes—copper-green for the Green Oribe style and underglaze iron-brown motifs for the Shino-Oribe—as well as geometric and abstract patterns, motifs inspired by nature, and contemporary elements of playfulness.

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鈴木五郎作織部瓢徳利
Title: Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri)
Artist: Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2005
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with green and brown glazes (Oribe ware)
Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. of foot: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, Noritaka Moriuchi Gift, in memory of Richard W. Rabinowitz, 2009
Object Number: 2009.347
Rights and Reproduction: © Suzuki Gorô
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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