Ceramic sculpture of a boy standing upright with hands clasped behind his head, wearing black shorts, tank top, and sandals, his body rendered in solid black-and-white and stylized outlines.
A ceramic figure lying on its back, shown from the feet upward. The unglazed soles reveal a thin black signature marking the foot to the right.
Three figures: one dressed in a uniform with a cap and satchel, a shorter figure in shorts and glasses with arms raised, and another in shorts bent forward.
A stylized figure of a boy wearing black shorts and sandals from behind, posed with arms raised and hands clasped behind his head.
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Akio Takamori 高森昭夫

Boy
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Maker

Akio Takamori 高森昭夫 (Japanese, 1950–2017, b. in Nobeoka, Japan)

Title

Boy

Year

1996

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

49.5 x 19.7 x 12.1 cm (19 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.39

Type

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028
Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014

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Akio Takamori 高森昭夫 (Japanese, 1950–2017, b. in Nobeoka, Japan)
Boy, 1996
Stoneware with glaze
49.5 x 19.7 x 12.1 cm (19 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.39

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