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Toshiko Takaezu

Ocean's Edge
Now On View

Maker

Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011, b. in Hawaii, worked in the U.S.)

Title

Ocean's Edge

Year

1992

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain

Dimensions

Height: 87 cm (34 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the artist

Object Number

2009.81

Type

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Dec 01, 2030

Label copy

Towering and imposing, Toshiko Takaezu’s ceramic sculpture is adorned with splashes of earth-toned glaze that suggest abstract brushstrokes. This vessel has no openings, a characteristic of most of Takaezu’s pieces. The unseen empty space inside the work becomes mysterious and powerful, which the artist likened to a metaphor for the human spirit.

–Wai Yee Chiong, curator of Asian art

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Tombstone

Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011, b. in Hawaii, worked in the U.S.)
Ocean's Edge, 1992
Porcelain with glaze
Height: 87 cm (34 1/4 inches)
Gift of the artist 2009.81

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