Amphora Vase Pottery with Wide Opening by Yumiko Kuga

Amphora Ceramic Vase with Wide Opening by Yumiko Kuga. Dimensions: W 11" x H 9" x D 5.5" Born in Japan, Yumiko Kuga has been a potter for almo...

Curved Wide Neck Vase by Yumiko Kuga. Measures: Height 11" x Diameter 9" Born in Japan, Yumiko Kuga has been a potter for almost 30 years. Her passion in creating crafts by hand sp...

Made by Japanese ceramic artist Makoto Yabe (1947-2005), this stoneware vase features a globular body supported by a round pedestal foot. A similarly shaped neck extends to a rimmed mouth opening. Robust in form with thick wall, the vase is noted for its irregular cloved form. The surface is covered in a beige-yellow glaze, on top of which, dark brown strokes and thick white feldspar slip were artistically applied in a splashed and washed pattern. Together with some random shallow incision lines, they form an abstract painting with textured surface where some slip forms small droplets at the end of the stroke. The work was created in traditional Japanese manner and reflects the beauty of Wabi Sabi, a Zen aesthetic for the imperfect perfection. The base was incised with the artist's cipher. "Makoto Yabe's work beautifully exemplifies the transmission of Japanese ceramics to the West. Born in Fukushima, Japan, Yabe began studying ceramics in Kyoto at the age of nine. He completed his training at the age of 24, with a four-year apprenticeship under Jinmatsu Uno and Sango Uno. Yabe then came to Boston, where he was an integral member of the local ceramic community, yet he maintained his Japanese roots. As an instructor of ceramics, Yabe worked in the Boston area at numerous schools and universities, touching the lives of all his students and expanding their knowledge and appreciation of studio ceramics." Biography sited from Pucker Gallery...

beautiful vase with tall neck. Great glaze, with a impacted or squeezed experimentation method after being thrown on pottery wheel. signed Maza '52 on underside.