Vase with Design of Grasses

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Vase with Design of Grasses

c. 1952

Takamura Toyochika (Japanese, 1890–1972)

Takamura Toyochika's emphasis here is on a pure form that complements the tactile beauty of the bronze. Subtle gradations of the patina in shades of red and brown, called murashidö, are accentuated by gently swaying blades of grass in low relief. Cast in the lost-wax method, the vessel exemplifies Takamura's best work of the postwar period, when he sought to fulfill the dictates of "form and function" with simplicity and beauty.

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Object Details

Title:

Vase with Design of Grasses

Date:

c. 1952

Artist:

Takamura Toyochika (Japanese, 1890–1972)

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (31.4 x 24.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-7-7

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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