A deep clam shaped stone bowl with a wide opening and a gray-green rim. Shell like etchings outline the outer bowl which is dark brown on the left and a rich red brown on the right.
Top view of an oblong shaped stone bowl with a thick protruding rim. Its interior is dark orange blending into greens and whites near the center.
Back of a clam-shaped stone bowl with a slightly protruding rim and shell-like etchings on its brown, speckled exterior and a red-orange interior. Near its base is a white-orange blemish.
Wooden rectangular box with a tan sheet with relaxed corner-folds and small illegible text in the bottom right. Two intersecting pink-brown ribbons form a bow at the box’s top center.
Tan rectangle with a wooden texture and black calligraphy arranged in two columns. The leftmost column features a red stamp at the bottom and is shorter than the right column.
Back view of a brown clam-shaped stone bowl with shell-like etchings on its exterior and a red-orange interior. Its rim dips at the sides forming a wave-like shape.
Angled view of a clam-shaped stone bowl with shell-like etchings on its red and brown exterior and a red-orange interior. Its rim dips at the sides forming a wave-like shape.
Side-angle view of a speckled brown clam-shaped bowl. Its rim dips at its sides to form a wavelike shape along the top. Its warm, earthy surface features shell-like etchings.
Bottom of an oblong stone bowl with shell-like etchings. Its body is dark orange-red, fading into darker green-grays. The circular, gray base has a white rectangular sticker.
Top view of an oblong bowl in storage. It has a thick bronze rim and circular ridges. Its interior is dark orange blending into greens and whites near the center.
Side view of a clam-shaped bowl in storage. Its body is dark brown with vertical etching and speckled with lighter earth tones.
View in storage of a clam-shaped bowl with shell-like etchings. Its rim is speckled with yellow earthy tones fading into the orange-brown splotches of its body.
Partial top-view of an oblong bowl with circular ridges on the inside. The outside of the bowl has shell-like etchings and sides that dip to form a wave-like shape.
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Nishihata Tadashi 西端 正

Bowl

Maker

Nishihata Tadashi 西端 正 (Japanese, b. 1948 in Hyogo, Japan)

Title

Bowl

Year

ca. 2000

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

23.5 x 45.1 x 26.7 cm (9 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Outside of box inscribed: "Yo (kama) shima mon ire" (Kiln stripe design container), signed: "Nishibata Tadashi zo" and sealed "Tadashi no in"

Marks: Incised potter's mark on base

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2000.35

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

“I strive to evoke flowing water, mountain ridges or forests of trees while always bearing in mind which shapes will bring out the allure of the clay itself.”

—Nishihata Tadashi

This vessel’s textured surface evokes tree bark, and its color recalls fall foliage. To reproduce the reddish glaze, Nishihata experimented more than 30 years and revived a long-lost tradition. The potter has explored a range of natural materials, including ashes from different woods and rice stalks.

—WC

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Tombstone

Nishihata Tadashi 西端 正 (Japanese, b. 1948 in Hyogo, Japan)
Bowl, ca. 2000
Stoneware
23.5 x 45.1 x 26.7 cm (9 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2000.35

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