Photo of collection object Rippling Wave (Hamon)
Sakiyama Takayuki. Rippling Wave (Hamon), 2000. Ceramic, stoneware, sand-infused glaze, 22 5/8 x 21 3/16 in. (57.5 x 53.8 cm). Purchased with funds given by the Jacques and Emy Cohenca Foundation, Inc., 2000.96. © artist or artist's estate.

Rippling Wave (Hamon)

2000

Sakiyama Takayuki

Japanese, born 1958

Asian Art

The use of sand to suggest the movement of water is common in traditional Japanese raked sand, or kare sansui, gardens. The most famous example is the sixteenth-century garden of the Zen temple Ryonanji in Kyoto, which in expressing the expanse of the oceans is intended to represent the entire universe. In order to achieve the same effect in his ceramic vessel, Sakiyama constructed the form from three slabs of clay that were carved into the wave pattern. After firing the vase once, he then covered it with a sand-infused glaze and refired it to stoneware temperature.

Maker/Artist
Sakiyama Takayuki
Classification
Ceramic
Formatted Medium
Ceramic, stoneware, sand-infused glaze
Locations
Place made: Japan
Dimensions
22 5/8 x 21 3/16 in. (57.5 x 53.8 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2000.96
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by the Jacques and Emy Cohenca Foundation, Inc.
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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