2002
10.6 x 24.3 x 24.3 cm (4 3/16 x 9 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Acquired by Sue and Bernie Pucker (the Pucker Gallery) directly from the artist, Makoto Yabe

Gray stoneware with variegated clear, white, and pale lavender blue glazes over impressed decoration (so-called "mishima" technique); with incised signature of the artist reading "Makoto YABE" on the unglazed base, the surname written idiosyncratically
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the exterior
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the interior and over brush-applied white slip spirals on the exterior
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware, 'zogan' technique: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip on the interior and over white slip brushed over chatter marks on the exterior; with three- (or four-?) character stamp of the Onda kilns impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with mottled iron-brown glaze over wax-resist brushwork decoration, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseHakeme type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip encouraged to run to create patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the exterior
21st centuryJapanese
Porcelain with underglaze copper red design
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with variegated copper-green glaze applied with a brush, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with mottled iron-cobalt-brown glaze over wax-resist brushwork decoration, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseLacquered wood
21st centuryJapaneseKohiki type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip carefully applied to form hard-edged geometric patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapanese