Organic cylinder form glazed in white with black dots on the top that smudge and bleed, forming vertical black stripes. A yellow ochre patch partially covers the top.
Striped pottery form with polkadot and stripe patterns that smudge and drip down the form, featuring contrasting blue and yellow ochre squares peppered on the vessel.
Striped pottery form with polkadot and stripe patterns that smudge and drip down the form, featuring contrasting blue and yellow ochre squares peppered on the vessel.
Tall, oval-shaped form glazed in white with smudged black dots that drip to form stripes. Sporadic yellow ochre squares and a blue rectangle decorate the bottom.
Sleek, elongated vase displaying a gradient of blue dots that merge into stripes, with a yellow ochre top and small blocks of yellow ochre, blue, and white speckling the form.
Smooth, elongated white vase with blue dots, partially covered in translucent white squares of paint, descending into lines. The lip is accented with a yellow ochre patch.
Base of a ceramic vase showing the artist’s signature and the piece’s year of creation: ‘Kaneko 08’. The unglazed base is surrounded by stripes and color blocks.
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Jun Kaneko 金子潤

Untitled, 08-03-01
Now On View

Maker

Jun Kaneko 金子潤 (Japanese, b. 1942 in Nagoya, Japan, (RISD faculty 1973–75, Ceramics and Glass)

Title

Untitled, 08-03-01
from the series Dango

Year

2008

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

glazing

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

64.8 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (25 1/2 x 17 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Kaneko 08, on bottom of piece

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2009.95

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Known for his large hand-built ceramics, Jun Kaneko emphasizes form rather than function. This is represented in this cylindrical, rounded sculpture from the series Dango, which means dumpling in Japanese. A completely closed form, like the Toshiko Takaezu piece across the room, this sculpture is playfully adorned with bright patterns and lines. For Kaneko, each work is both painting and sculpture, and its combined form and decoration is designed to “give off a visual energy” that enlivens the space around it.

–Wai Yee Chiong, curator of Asian art

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Tombstone

Jun Kaneko 金子潤 (Japanese, b. 1942 in Nagoya, Japan
works in the U.S.)
Untitled, 08-03-01; from the series Dango , 2008
Ceramic with glaze
64.8 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (25 1/2 x 17 x 10 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2009.95

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