large, heavy flower shaped ceramic sculpture consisting of conjoined circular plates with leaves surrounding an opaque frosted glass pistil that rises up from the center; four smaller partially overlapping cloverleaf shaped pieces attached to one larger cloverleaf shaped piece; four smaller pieces decorated with incised leaves in shades of light green; on bottom is a piece of pointed frosted glass with one leaf sprouting from the side

Flower 15, 2019

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Gift of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitzexpand_more  2023.64.10

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Tashima Etsuko is one of the first women to achieve distinction as a tenured university professor of ceramics in Japan. Her works are biomorphic forms inspired by nature. For this piece she combined pastel-colored cast-glass elements with stoneware.

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Title
Flower 15
Artist Life
born 1959
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2023.64.10
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large, heavy flower shaped ceramic sculpture consisting of conjoined circular plates with leaves surrounding an opaque frosted glass pistil that rises up from the center; four smaller partially overlapping cloverleaf shaped pieces attached to one larger cloverleaf shaped piece; four smaller pieces decorated with incised leaves in shades of light green; on bottom is a piece of pointed frosted glass with one leaf sprouting from the side
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