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2021

Shimizu Keiichi 清水圭一

(Japanese, b. 1962)
Culture
Japan, Reiwa period (2019–)
Medium
stoneware with slip (Tanba ware)
Measurements
48.6 x 42.2 x 22.9 cm (19 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley 2024.141
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Tanba is an area northwest of Kyoto, Japan, known for its ceramics.

Description

For his signature pieces, Shimizu Keiichi creates slab-formed vessels with linear design features, like this one, intended to contain flower arrangements. Shimizu uses both a wood-fired climbing kiln, or norborigama in Japanese, and a gas-fired kiln. He fires his works multiple times with slip made from a local whitish clay.
A stoneware vessel with slip appears almost as a chiseled rock, rising into two sharp, triangular peaks. A deep, central notch separates dark brown, matte facets from a sandy tan base and edge. Gritty, granular textures coat the lighter portions, while a jagged horizontal line cuts across the left side. Steep geometric planes and jagged edges taper toward the base, creating a sense of rugged, architectural height.

Black

2021

Shimizu Keiichi

(Japanese, b. 1962)
Japan, Reiwa period (2019–)

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