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Yasuko Sakurai 櫻井靖子

Flower

Description

Maker

Yasuko Sakurai 櫻井靖子 (Japanese, b. 1969 in Kyoto, Japan)

Title

Flower

Year

2006

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain

Dimensions

30.5 cm (12 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2007.2

Type

Exhibition History

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

Sakurai Yasuko’s unglazed porcelain bowl recalls a blossoming flower. By carving into mold-casted porcelain tubes, the artist created a form that casts surprising shadows.

—WC

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Yasuko Sakurai 櫻井靖子 (Japanese, b. 1969 in Kyoto, Japan)
Flower, 2006
Porcelain
30.5 cm (12 inches) (height)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2007.2

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