Sectional Box (Jūbako)

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Sectional Box (Jūbako)

c. 1998

Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941)

The artist has used the traditional Japanese stacking lunch box as the canvas for his intricate designs of clouds, birds, grasses, and geometric motifs. Suzuki’s ebullient whimsy is also evident in his "signature" at the bottom of the box, which is a self-portrait as Atlas carrying a huge ceramic pot.

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Object Details

Title:

Sectional Box (Jūbako)

Date:

c. 1998

Artist:

Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941)

Medium:

Stoneware with overglaze enamel decoration; in three sections with lid

Dimensions:

13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (34 x 22.2 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2021

Accession Number:

2021-148-54a--d

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Heisei Period (1989-2019) Reign: Heisei Emperor (1989-2019)

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