Galaxy

2002

Not on view

Kondō Takahiro was born into the Kyoto porcelain elite. His grandfather Kondō Yūzō (1902–1985) was designated a Living National Treasure for his blue-and-white works. Kondō Takahiro developed a unique overglaze technique, which he has patented and named “silver mist.” The artist uses silver, gold, platinum, and glass to produce tiny, bright droplets that hang on ceramic surfaces like dew on grass.

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近藤高弘作銀河シリーズの内
Title: Galaxy
Artist: Kondō Takahiro (Japanese, born 1958)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2002
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and “silver mist” overglaze
Dimensions: H. 27 7/8 in. (70.8 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2015
Object Number: 2015.442.5
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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