Itō Motohiko is an artist specializing in tableware decorated with powerful, evocative distillations of natural beauty. This contemporary bowl continues the traditions of the Rimpa style. Its shape echoes that of Kōrin’s favored round-fan format, which had a profound influence on the circular ceramic compositions by Kōrin’s younger brother, Ogata Kenzan. The principle of using a selected vignette from nature in a carefully orchestrated space is seen in all their work.
Details
| Artist | Ito Motohiko, Japanese, born 1939 |
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| Date | ca. 1990 |
| Medium | Clay, cloth, ink, colors, ash glaze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 5 × 15 1/4 inches (12.7 × 38.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Stanford C. Stoddard |
| Accession Number | 1994.27 |
| Department | Asian Art |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed, inside lid of box: Motohiko saku |
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| Inscriptions | Inscribed, on bottom: To Inscribed, on bottom: friend box Inscribed, outside of box lid: Nunome ichijiku mon hachi |
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Baekeland (New York, New York, USA);
1994-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1994-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)