「仏足石」|Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki)

Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊

1979 · Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay · Asian Art

Kondō Yutaka studied under three Living National Treasure ceramists (including his own father) at Kyoto City University of Fine Arts. He was inspired by the ancient Indian motif of the sacred footprint that the Buddha was said to leave wherever his message was heard. Yutaka impressed the surface with decorative patterning and miscellaneous texts, including the names of countries, cities, and entertainment districts in Kyoto and Tokyo that reveal the artist’s personal journey.

Artist

Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊

Date

1979

Medium

Stoneware with gray-black slip and impressed patterning with white slip inlay

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2013