Heisei period, 2000
H. 8.8 cm x Diam. 20.6 cm (3 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA
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 centuryJapaneseGray 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 exterior
21st centuryJapaneseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with mottled iron-brown glaze over wax-resist brushwork decoration, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken '00" inscribed on the base before firing
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 interior and over incised bowstring lines on the exterior; with three- (or four-?) character stamp of the Onda kilns impressed on the base
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 centuryJapaneseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapanese