graceful, bow-shaped figure with flat bottom, and organic, gently twisting curves; pointed ends, one wider than the other; black lacquer

%C2%A9 2013 Yoshihiko Murata %2F licensed by Minneapolis Institute of Art

Divider: Sleeping Mountain, 2013

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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.

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Title
Divider: Sleeping Mountain
Artist Life
born 1977
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.35.2
Curator Approved

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graceful, bow-shaped figure with flat bottom, and organic, gently twisting curves; pointed ends, one wider than the other; black lacquer

© 2013 Yoshihiko Murata / licensed by Minneapolis Institute of Art