The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

White Form

White Form

c. 1990–95
(American, 1922–2011)
Overall: 85 x 40 cm (33 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

Did You Know?

Before closing the form, leaving no opening, the artist dropped a bead of clay wrapped in paper inside, so that the pieces would rattle when moved.

Description

Shortly after studying in Japan, and while teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art in the 1950s, Takaezu launched her signature series of closed vessels applied with painterly glazes. Constituting her primary output for nearly a half century, these works reveal her combined interests in Western and Eastern philosophies and aesthetics.
  • Given to John Paul Miller by the artist, Toshiko Takaezu
  • Toshiko Takaezu. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20, 2009-May 15, 2010).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/20/2009 - 05/15/2010); "Toshiko Takaezu"
  • {{cite web|title=White Form|url=false|author=Toshiko Takaezu|year=c. 1990–95|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.236