%C2%A9 2013 Yoshihiko Murata %2F licensed by Minneapolis Institute of Art
Divider: Sleeping Mountain, 2013
Murata Yoshihikoexpand_more
Lacquer on maple woodexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2015.35.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
One of Murata’s largest works, this is his first sculpture to allude to scenery rather than to flora or fauna. The shape was inspired by the silhouette of a mountain in the vicinity of his home and the illusion that it floats at night when a crescent moon appears. Not only is this object an abstract sculpture, but it also serves as a tea utensil. It is one of two dividers, or kekkai (boundary markers), that are set up in traditional Japanese tea presentations to indicate the tea-making area in a large room or outdoor space.
Details
- Title
- Divider: Sleeping Mountain
- Artist Life
- born 1977
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.35.2
- Curator Approved
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© 2013 Yoshihiko Murata / licensed by Minneapolis Institute of Art