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Container for Flowers
1983
Kohyama Yasuhisa
Kohyama Yasuhisa (Japanese, b. 1936)
Japanese Art
Container for Flowers, 1983. Kohyama Yasuhisa (Japanese, b. 1936). Stoneware; overall: 21.7 x 20 cm (8 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund 1984.9 This flattened hexagonal flower vase showcases the brilliant coloration that can be achieved through wood firing: scorching produced the flash of orange on the surface. Although this piece is a traditional form for holding flowers, Kohyama has also produced more sculptural works that are intended for the same purpose.
- Maker/Artist
- Kohyama, Yasuhisa
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- stoneware
- Medium
- stoneware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.7 x 20 cm (8 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1984.9
- Credit Line
- Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review for 1984
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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