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Artist:
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Jun Matsuo
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Title:
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Bucket-shaped Vase
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Date:
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c. 2003
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Medium:
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Stoneware with natural ash glaze
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Dimensions:
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11 5/16 x 12 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (28.73 x 31.12 x 25.08 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 226
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Matsuo Junâs educational path exemplifies the eclectic training enjoyed by contemporary Japanese potters. Although he is the son of the porcelain ceramist Matsuo Shigetoshi, he opted to attend Saga Junior Art College and then apprenticed with Kyoto potter Iwabuchi Shigeya. He then worked at his fatherâs kiln from 1985 until 1991 before establishing his own kiln in Takeo in Saga prefecture. For this vessel, based on the shape of a traditional wooden bucket, Matsuo used unglazed clay in a manner closely akin to Bizen or Tokoname ware.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Matsuo, Jun
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Nationality:
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Japanese
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Life Dates:
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Japanese, b. 1955
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription and sticker
on bottom, impressed: untranslated seal at inner edge, on sticker: two characters
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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ovoid-shaped with flat foot; planar elements on body; open top pierced through with tapering ceramic wedge; shiny gold, copper and purplish tones
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Japan, , ,
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Accession #:
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2004.81.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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