Lunar Fragments (Tsuki no kakera)

2014

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202

Ogawa studied ceramics at the National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, and the Ecole des Métiers d’Art, Paris, after which she spent more than three years in West Africa learning basic ceramic techniques. Using the technical knowledge she mastered and her understanding of Africa’s geological forms, Ogawa developed a unique style, creating objects that appear to have emerged from the earth but are, in fact, thoughtfully crafted to reveal the clay’s inner strength.

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日本　小川待子 (1946年生) 「月のかけら」 (2014年)
Title: Lunar Fragments (Tsuki no kakera)
Artist: Ogawa Machiko (Japanese, born 1946)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2014
Culture: Japan
Medium: Multi-fired unglazed porcelain with formed glass glaze
Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); W. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); D. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2016
Object Number: 2016.706
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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