Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki)
Kondō Yutaka studied under three Living National Treasure ceramists (including his own father) at Kyoto City University of Fine Arts. He was inspired by the ancient Indian motif of the sacred footprint that the Buddha was said to leave wherever his message was heard. Yutaka impressed the surface with decorative patterning and miscellaneous texts, including the names of countries, cities, and entertainment districts in Kyoto and Tokyo that reveal the artist’s personal journey.
Artwork Details
- 「仏足石」
- Title: Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki)
- Artist: Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊 (Japanese, 1932–1983)
- Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
- Date: 1979
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay
- Dimensions: Overall (each): 7 11/16 × 7 3/4 × 15 11/16 in. (19.5 × 19.7 × 39.8 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.1125a, b
- Rights and Reproduction: © Kondō Yutaka
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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