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Container for Flowers

Container for Flowers

1983
(Japanese, b. 1936)
Overall: 21.7 x 20 cm (8 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This flattened hexagonal flower vase showcases the brilliant coloration that can be achieved through wood firing: scorching produced the flash of orange on the surface. Although this piece is a traditional form for holding flowers, Kohyama has also produced more sculptural works that are intended for the same purpose.
  • 1984-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1984."€ The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 2, 1985, pp. 163-207. Mentioned: p. 205, no. 156 www.jstor.org
    Kohyama, Yasuhisa, Susan Jefferies, Michael R. Cunningham, Yoshiaki Inui, and Jack Lenor Larsen. Yasuhisa Kohyama: The Art of Ceramics. Stuttgart, Germany: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2012. Reproduced: pp. 102-103, fig. 57
    North, Alice, Halsey North, Louise Allison Cort, Glenn Adamson, and Sakiyo Yagi. Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists. New York, NY : Monacelli, 2022. Mentioned: P. 95; Reproduced: P. 98, fig. 4.5
  • Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=Container for Flowers|url=false|author=Kohyama Yasuhisa|year=1983|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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