Clay and Bamboo: Japanese Ceramics and Flower Baskets is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members. The exhibition features objects donated to the Phoenix Art Museum collection by Elaine and Sidney Cohen.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The objects on view in Clay and Bamboo: Japanese Ceramics and Flower Baskets blend centuries of Japanese tradition with contemporary approaches to material and function. The simple, asymmetrical forms of featured clay vessels contain slight imperfections purposefully added to enhance the innate qualities of the natural materials. Examples of bamboo baskets, on the other hand, illuminate the many techniques and symbolism of basket weaving, which has origins in China.
IMAGE CREDIT
Hiroyuki Wakamoto, Tapered vessel with small mouth. Ceramic. Gift of Elaine and Sidney Cohen.
Designed to display Ikebana or traditional floral arrangements, these modern ceramics and examples of basketry embody the Japanese aesthetics of rusticity and spontaneity and continue to honor the past while transcending gender and creative boundaries.
IMAGE CREDIT
Masanao Kaneta, Haku-yu kurinuki vase, after 1988. Glazed clay. Gift of Elaine and Sidney Cohen.
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