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bowl

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human history
  • Other Name

    shell bowl (maker's title)

  • Description

    Earthenware with white clay inlay. One of only two female Japanese makers in this collection(Itoh Collection), Kitamura lives in the Kyoto area where there is a large group of independent (non-aligned with an established ceramic society) women working with clay. The artist adds pigment to the clay to make it a black colour. She notches intricate patterns, based on stencils used in fabric dyeing, into the leather-hard pot.

    Once first fired she fills the notches with white clay slip and fires again. It is a variation on the traditional Mishima technique. The pattern making can take up to a week to complete.

  • Place
    Japan
  • Accession Number
    2008.1.6
  • Accession Date
    08 Jan 2008
  • Other Id

    #6 (Catalogue no)

    14135 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

  • Display Room

    Arts of Asia Gallery

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