Wan-16(B)

Wan-16(B), late 1980s

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: embossing; color woodcut

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 238 x 149 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 3/8 x 5 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Lucy Shaw Schultz Fund

Accession number: 1990.0062

Not on display

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A student of Onchi Kōshirō, Maki Haku is known internationally for his use of cement molds to print embossed textures, a technique he developed in the 1960s. The cement is built up on a plywood printing block and then textured before it dries. Maki places heavy paper on the block and applies very strong pressure to press the paper into the mold. The raised area of the teabowl in this work was produced in this manner. Maki has created a series of such teabowls (wan). This one is of a low-fired pottery called raku, which has been used since the sixteenth century for the tea ceremony. Fine teabowls are highly prized and collected in Japan. This one has Zen Buddhist connotations, indicated by the hovering square and the ensō (Zen circle) within.