From Afar

Zenji Miyashita

ca. 2012

Stoneware with glazes

Seattle Art Museum

The artist created this vase using the saidei technique: layer upon layer of tinted clay is applied to the surface. The resulting work evokes layers of kimono or mountain ranges. Gift of Gordon Brodfuehrer in honor of William Calderhead and Hiro Kawasaki The artist; [Robert Mangold Gallery, Kyoto, Japan]; purchased by Gordon Brodfuehrer, San Diego, California, 2013 Object number 2018.22.1