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Japanese Ceramic Jar with Expressive Glaze Onda Yaki

$5,600
£4,281.50
€4,931.42
CA$7,847.32
A$8,760.79
CHF 4,590.52
MX$107,240.69
NOK 58,299.69
SEK 54,969.20
DKK 36,803.70
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A Japanese lidded ceramic jar from the kiln of Onda Yaki, circa 2007. The stoneware jar impresses the viewer with a robust bulbous form. and exuberantly splashed and dripped glaze in yellow and green on a contrasting ocher background. The visual effect is wonderful that it calls to mind the San-Cai from Chinese Tang dynasty, yet the application is akin to abstract painting on canvas. As a result, the jar has a distinctive aesthetic that appears both traditional and modern at the same time Onda Yaki also spelled as Onta Yaki also spelled Onta, is a type of Japanese pottery produced in and around the village of Onta in Oita Prefecture in Kyushu Island. It was founded in 1705. Closely associated with Mingei folk art, Onda ware was inscribed by the national government in 1995 as an Intangible Cultural Property Background from Pucker Gallery where the jar was exibited and purchased. "In his search for true folk pottery, the Japanese philosopher Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961) discovered the community of Onda Sarayama (Japanese for "Plate Mountain") on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Little has changed about the process and aesthetics of ceramic production in Onda since that time. Currently, ten of the fourteen families inhabiting the area participate in pottery production; the eldest son is the only person who is allowed to throw the pottery. This community works together using locally sourced clay to create iron-rich, functional pieces. There is a strong focus on slip decoration via brushwork, chattering, and dripping with a free and energetic approach." Provenance: Pucker Gallery, Boston Collection of Frederick R. McBrien III Heritage, Dallas, Design, 29 September 2022, Lot 67117 Private California Collection Exhibited: Onda Yaki: Japanese Folk Ceramics, 31 March - 22 April 2007, Pucker Gallery, Boston Literature: Onda Yaki: Japanese Folk Ceramics, Pucker Gallery exhibition catalog, pg. 17, fig. ON963
  • Creator:
    Onda Yaki (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Diameter: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
  • Style:
    Organic Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ceramic,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2007
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Fine condition with only minor contact wear on the base as shown.
  • Seller Location:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU945041737212

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