square body, tapering slightly inward toward top, with inverted rim; grey body with inherent crackles and white fragments; four enamel glazed elements--one at each corner--of identical form, each made up of three triangular shapes, glazed in stripes of white, dark blue and medium blue; ash-glazed interior

%C2%A9 Kamoda Sh%C5%8Dji

Jar, 1977

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The ceramic artist Kamoda Shōji is widely considered to have transformed the aesthetic of modern ceramics in Japan. During his remarkable career he was continuously involved in research and experimentation, creating striking works that were only nominally functional, but that displayed fresh and imaginative forms and unique surface decoration. For this large jar, he created abstract shapes that seem to twist and move across the rough clay. He made the shapes’ contour lines by incising the surface with a sharp tool and then applying alternating lines of white and blue glazes.

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Title
Jar
Artist Life
1933 - 1983
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.38
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square body, tapering slightly inward toward top, with inverted rim; grey body with inherent crackles and white fragments; four enamel glazed elements--one at each corner--of identical form, each made up of three triangular shapes, glazed in stripes of white, dark blue and medium blue; ash-glazed interior

© Kamoda Shōji

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