190 - Kazuo TAKIGUCHI

Kazuo TAKIGUCHI Vase Stoneware Date of creation: circa 1990 H 23.5, W 31, D 26 cm Created around 1990, this stoneware vase belongs to an earlier period in Kazuo Takiguchi’s career, when his interest in soft, organic forms was already evident. Stoneware—a dense material fired at high temperatures and central to the Japanese ceramic tradition—gives the piece a mineral-like presence. Wider than it is tall, the vase appears as a resting form, almost like a shaped stone. This piece offers insight into the evolution of an artist committed to letting the material speak for itself.