Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection

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Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection
Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection
Kris Ercums, curator
Gallery 409, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Conversations in Clay, the inaugural exhibition of the Ingrid and J.K. Lee Study Center, situates historic and contemporary works in dialogue to illuminate creative uses of clay and porcelain across space and time. In the hands of artists from Africa and East Asia, the techniques, forms, and expressions in ceramics are almost boundless.

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Works of art

Kundika (water vessel)
circa 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
kendi (ritual water sprinkler)
early 1600s, Wanli period (1573–1620), Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Sueharu Fukami (born 1947), 天空II Tenkū II (Heaven II)
Sueharu Fukami (born 1947)
1980–1992
森野泰明 Morino Hiroaki (born 1934), vase
森野泰明 Morino Hiroaki (born 1934)
mid 1980s
meiping vase with pomegranate, peach and Buddha’s hand citron
early 1700, Kangxi period (1654–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
dragon vase
1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Maebyeong (Prunus Vase)
1400s–1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
unrecorded Azande artist, bottle
unrecorded Azande artist
1925–1990
水注 suichū (ewer)
late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912
Hotoda shop, miniature teapot
Hotoda shop
late 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
cup stand
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
cup
cup
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
conical bowl
1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
lidded bowl on stand with Cintāmani handle
1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
pedestal bowl with cover
400–500, Silla dynasty (57 BCE–CE 935)
dish
Song dynasty (960–1279)
bowl
1100s, Song dynasty (960–1279)
saucer with landscape
1750s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
water dropper
1700s–1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Eiraku Hozen (1795–1854), vase
1827–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
wine cup
early 1700s, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
bowl
late 1600s, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
달항아리 dalhangari (moon jar)
late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
unrecorded Wushi artist, pot
unrecorded Wushi artist
pot
1925–1990
김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung (born 1935), covered vessel
김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung (born 1935)
2004
Suzuki Osamu (1926–2001), Akai eboshi (Red Hat)
Suzuki Osamu (1926–2001)
circa 1983, Showa period (1926–1989)
wine cup
early 1700s, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
wine ewer
1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
観音 Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
globe lantern and stand
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
vase with dragons
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
hu-shaped funerary vase (one of a pair)
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
hu-shaped funerary vase (one of a pair)
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
vase
Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)