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Matsumoto Isami, artist

born 1931

vase, mid-late 1900s

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: porcelain

Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum

Accession number: 1989.0021

Not on display

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"Contemporary Ceramics East and West," Feb-2002, Susan Earle, Mary M. Dusenbury
An award winning Kyoto potter, Matsumoto Isami is known for his white-bodied ware with thin, translucent sky-blue glazes inspired by Chinese Song dynasty (960-1279) Ru ware. This vase represents a reworking of the Chinese-derived porcelain tradition, which has paralleled the stoneware tradition in Japan since the 17th century. The vase features Matsumoto's trademark technique of creating elegant low-relief decorations - here, stylized clouds.