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SUZUKI Osamu
(Japan 1934– )
- Title
- Mana-ita (chopping board) plate
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Period
- Shôwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
- Year
- 20th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- stoneware with Shino-type glaze
- Dimensions
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13.5 x 58.0 x 34.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Rev. Muneharu Kurozumi 1987
- Accession number
- 481.1987
- Copyright
- © Suzuki Osamu
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This artist is not the same Suzuki Osamu (born 1926), who is the leader of the avant-garde 'Sodeisha' group and who is also represented in the gallery's collection.
Suzuki is a leading traditional style potter whose work is distinguished by the use of creamy rich, tactile glazes highlighted by unglazed areas of the burnt-orange body. In this particular piece, the artist, as well as using a traditional Shino-type glaze, has been inspired by a traditional Japanese shape - that of the basic wooden chopping board found throughout Japan. Suzuki has exhibited widely throughout Japan, and is a regular contributor to the 'Nihon Dento Kogei Ten' (Japanese Traditional Arts Exhibition), the main annual event for traditional potters.
