Ring of Flowers

2000

Not on view

Tokuda Yasokichi III was designated a Living National Treasure in 1997, following the lead of his grandfather Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873–1956), who taught him traditional methods of Kutani glaze preparation and decoration. After 1973 Tokuda Yasokichi III invented a technique that enabled him to control the suffusion of Kutani color glazes, creating a starburst effect.

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日本　三代目徳田八十吉 (1933–2009) 耀彩鉢　「輪花」 (2000年)
Title: Ring of Flowers
Artist: Tokuda Yasokichi III (Japanese, Komatsu, Kanazawa, 1933–2009)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2000
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with vivid colored glazes (yōsai)
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: William R. Appleby Fund, 2013
Object Number: 2013.518
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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