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Details
- Alternative title
- Seihakuji chôen hachi
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Heisei period 1989 - → Japan
- Date
- 1996
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- 43.1 x 22.0 x 12.0 cm
- Signature & date
Artist's seal on base, in Japanese, stamped on clay "Akira". Not dated.
Signed on lid [associated NWA box], in Japanese, ink, inscribed "Yagi Akira" [and artist's seal]. Not dated.- Credit
- Gift of Rev. Muneharu Kurozumi 1997
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 378.1997
- Artist information
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Yagi Akira
Works in the collection
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About
Yagi Akira is the eldest son of Yagi Kazuo, the forerunner of the abstract ceramics movement and founder of Sôdeisha. While his father's works challenged the conventional notion that craft must be useful, and explored possibilities of form and expression in ceramics, Yagi Akira has in a way 'returned' to vessels made of porcelain which, he feels, is more versatile than earthenware and therefore more suitable for expressing his feelings closely. His works are characterised by fineness of shape and technique which pushes the medium (porcelain) to its limits while incorporating the function of the object.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
In one drop of water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jun 2019–21 Feb 2021