北村純子作　印花象嵌手器|Round Closed Vessel

Kitamura Junko

1998 · Stoneware with slip inlay · Asian Art

Kitamura studied under two influential figures in the world of Kyoto ceramics—the cofounder of Sōdeisha, Suzuki Osamu (1926–2001), and Kondō Yutaka (1932–1983), a professor at Kyoto City University of Arts. Inspired by the ancient Korean tradition of slip-inlay decoration, she creates wheel-thrown ceramic vessels with intricate impressed designs consisting of minuscule concentric dots and geometric punching. The patterns are inlaid with creamy white slip to create a lacelike surface.

Artist

Kitamura Junko

Date

1998

Medium

Stoneware with slip inlay

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2017