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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.243
People
Fukami Sueharu, Japanese (Kyoto, Japan born 1947)
Title
Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
Heisei period, 2008
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Kyōto
Period
Heisei era, 1989-2019
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/330499

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze (Chinese qingbai-type glaze); with signature reading "S. Fukami"; numbered 2/5
Dimensions
H. 32.0 cm x W. 165.5 cm x D. 27.0 cm (12 5/8 x 65 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: impressed in back of sculpture: "S. Fukami 2/5"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fukami Sueharu, Kyoto, (2008), sold; [through Erik Thomsen LLC-Asian Art, New York, (2008)]; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art and through the generosity of William B. Goldstein, M.D.
Copyright
© Sueharu Fukami
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.243
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Entitled Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei), this breathtakingly beautiful porcelain sculpture suggests the windswept play of waves atop a choppy sea. Its silhouette is exquisite, with an elegant arc dipping down between razor-thin points at each end, all surfaces glazed a subtle, luminous pale blue. The sculpture is accompanied by a walnut-faced, weighted display stand that was designed and fabricated by the artist.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/04/2009 - 05/02/2010

Subjects and Contexts

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