Ginga '01 (The Milky Way '01), Takahiro Kondō

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Takahiro Kondō, Ginga '01 (The Milky Way '01)
Takahiro Kondō, Ginga '01 (The Milky Way '01)
Takahiro Kondō
Ginga '01 (The Milky Way '01)
2001
Ginga '01 (The Milky Way '01), 2001
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 84 x 20 x 23 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 33 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum
Accession number: 2002.0025
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Japan Re-imagined/Post-war Art," Mar-2008, Kris Ercums Archive Label 2003: Kondo Takahiro was born to a renowned family of potters who produce very high quality blue-and-white porcelain. His grandfather, Kondo Yuzo, was a Living National Treasure. Since entering the family business, Kondo has transformed the tradition in brilliant way, developing his own glazes and moving from functional to sculptural forms. The strong and serene form of Ginga'01 is enlivened by the textured 'silver-mist' glaze that appears as tiny beads of mist on the surface. At their annual meeting on April 20, 2002, the Friends of the Art Museum voted to purchase Ginga'01 for the Spencer Museum.