Verdant Reflections (Ryokuei)

Maker(s)
Artist: Morino Hiroaki Taimei (Japan, born 1934)
Historical period(s)
Heisei era, 2004
Medium
Stoneware with low-temperature enamel glazes, on wood base
Dimensions
H x W x D: 34.3 × 26 × 10.2 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 4 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Credit Line
Purchase — funds provided anonymously in honor of Victor and Takako Hauge and Halsey and Alice North
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2017.11a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Sculpture
Type

Sculpture

Keywords
glazed, Hauge collection, Heisei era (1989 - present), Japan, stoneware
Provenance

From 2004 to ?
Halsey and Alice North, New York, New York, purchased from the artist, Morino Hiroaki Taimei (b. 1934), Kyoto, Japan in 2004. [1]

To 2017
Joan B Mirviss Ltd., New York, New York. [2]

From 2017
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Joan B Mirviss Ltd., New York, New York. [3]

Notes:

[1] Halsey and Alice North purchased this work directly from the artist. See documentation from Joan B Mirviss Ltd., object file, Collections Management Office. [2]

[2] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

[3] See note 2.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.
Halsey and Alice North

Published References
  • Joe Earle, Halsey North, Alice North. Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century. Exh. cat. Boston and New York, October 7, 2005 - July 9, 2006. 64-65.
  • Alice North, Halsey North, Louise Allison Cort. Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists. New York, New York, June 14, 2022. p. 83, fig. 3.8.
Collection Area(s)
Contemporary Art, Japanese Art
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