Round Vessel with a Torn Mouth Artist: Ogawa Machiko (Japanese, born 1946)

2006

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

Ogawa Machiko studied in Tokyo, Paris, and West Africa and is known for her unique style, in which she creates carefully crafted vessels that appear to have emerged from the earth untouched by the artist.

Medium

Multifired unglazed porcelain and glass

Dimensions

8 × 22 1/2 in. (20.3 × 57.2 cm)

Credit Line

Purchased with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon, B.A. 1962

Accession Number

2007.185.1

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heisei era (1989–2019)

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd., New York; purchased in 2007 by the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
Not Assigned
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Object/Work type

vessels

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