The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Light brown stoneware vessel appearing almost in the shape of a paper boat, a diamond-like shape curving up at the edges and with a hole in the center. The surface is speckled and scratched and the vessel darkens in brown before turning grey along the pointed edges.

Wind

1994

Kohyama Yasuhisa

(Japanese, b. 1936)
Japan, Heisei period (1989–2019)
stoneware (Shigaraki style)
Overall: 22.3 x 52.7 x 11.8 cm (8 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Gift of the Artist 2010.297
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This vessel was fired in the kiln at Kent State University while Kohyama was in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Description

Kohyama Yasuhisa is known for his exploration of natural forms. This piece is part of a series examining wind, which he began in the 1980s. This vessel was intended for ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
  • 1994–2010
    Collection of the Artist, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2010–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Contemporary Calligraphy and Clay. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7, 2024-June 15, 2025).
    The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH (November 6–December 19, 2009).
  • {{cite web|title=Wind|url=false|author=Kohyama Yasuhisa|year=1994|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.297