尾形香三夫作　練上壺 「眩暈」|Spiraling Vessel, Dizzy Shadings (Genun)

Ogata Kamio

2005 · Marbleized stoneware (neriage) · Asian Art

Ogata, a native of Hokkaidō, is a self-taught potter who specializes in marbleized clay (neriage). This egg-shaped vessel with clay in hues of gray, teal, and buff appears to rotate like a small planet. As it was being thrown on a potter’s wheel its smooth surface was cut to create narrow, knife-edged ridges. The spiraling bands of color combine with narrowly spaced grooves to impart a sensation of vertigo, as indicated by its title.

Artist

Ogata Kamio

Date

2005

Medium

Marbleized stoneware (neriage)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The B. D. G. Leviton Foundation Gift, 2006