Tenkū: Shō (Heavenly Void: Soar)
Fukami Sueharu, Tenkū: Shō (Heavenly Void: Soar), 1995/2000, slip-cast porcelain with pale blue glaze (seihakuji), The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection, © Fukami Sueharu, 2003.101.2
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- Title
Tenkū: Shō (Heavenly Void: Soar)
- Related Titles
original language: 天空 翔
- Artist
- Date
1995/2000
- Medium
slip-cast porcelain with pale blue glaze (seihakuji)
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
11 3/4 in x 23 5/8 in x 8 5/8 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Ceramics
Modern and Contemporary Ceramics
- Object Type
sculpture
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection
- Accession Number
2003.101.2
- Copyright
© Fukami Sueharu
- Terms
One of Japan's most celebrated potters, Fukami Sueharu is famous for his precisely carved porcelain sculptures glazed in pale blue. He forms his pieces in a plaster of Paris mold at high pressure, then carves fluid curves and sharp edges, finishing with a translucent, blue-green glaze applied with an air compressor. The result is a flawlessly smooth, almost glass-like surface, and an elongated, sleek form suggestive of a winged shape.
- Exhibitions
2017 Craftsmanship and Wit: Modern Japanese Prints from the Carol and Seymour Haber Collection Portland Art Museum
