Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei)
Heisei period, 2008
Artists
Description
Entitled Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei), this breathtakingly beautiful porcelain sculpture suggests the windswept play of waves atop a choppy sea. Its silhouette is exquisite, with an elegant arc dipping down between razor-thin points at each end, all surfaces glazed a subtle, luminous pale blue. The sculpture is accompanied by a walnut-faced, weighted display stand that was designed and fabricated by the artist.
Dimensions
H. 32.0 cm x W. 165.5 cm x D. 27.0 cm (12 5/8 x 65 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Fukami Sueharu, Kyoto, (2008), sold; [through Erik Thomsen LLC-Asian Art, New York, (2008)]; to the Harvard Art Museums.
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