Ref. No. 236
Celadon Bowl by Akira YAGI
| Origin | Japan |
|---|---|
| Period | Heisei period (1989-2019) |
| Medium | Ceramic |
| Dimensions |
Diameter42 cm / 16 17⁄32 in
|
| Tomobako | Included |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Signature | Akira |
Provenance
- Private Japanese collection
Exhibition
- Selected Public Collections:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Ackland Museum, Chapel Hill, NC; British Museum, London, UK; Brooklyn Museum, NY; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Honolulu Museum of Art, HI; Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, Japan; Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C.; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; Portland Art Museum, OR; Saint Louis Art Museum, MO; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.
About This Work
Yagi Akira (b. 1955, Goj?zaka, Kyoto, Japan)
Yagi Akira is a third-generation ceramic artist from Kyoto, emerging from a family celebrated both for its disciplined craft and avant-garde vision. After graduating from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Institute in 1977, he worked alongside his father, Yagi Kazuo (1918–1979), a leading figure in avant-garde ceramics, before forging his own path.
Yagi Akira is renowned for exploring structural challenges through series and sets of vessels, where the space between and around each piece is as integral as the objects themselves. His nested bowls, graduated covered boxes, and fluted vessels showcase meticulous planning and technical precision. Drawing inspiration from Chinese aesthetics, he specializes in delicate bluish-white seihakuji glazes and deep black iron glazes.