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Photo Credit: Photograph by Victoria Damrel
Running Away
198720th c
24 1/8 in. x 20 1/2 in. (61.28 cm x 52.07 cm)
Akio Takamori, Japanese American, b. 1950
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
North America, United States, Washington
Medium and Support:
Porcelain
Credit Line:
Melba and Al Langman Collection, gift of their family
Accession Number:
2006.148
Commentary
This large-scale vessel in the shape of a head contains smaller figures swirling across the top, representing a persistent theme in Takamori’s work, human thoughts or memories and relationships. Takamori begins a piece by making drawings on paper, which he uses as patterns to cut slabs of clay, one for the front and one for the back. Adding details and molding, he fires the piece several times using polychrome glazes on smooth surfaces.
Exhibition
2006 - ongoing: Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Object Description
Representational Porcelain sculpture
Keywords
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Abstract Heads,
Ceramics,
Clay,
Contemporary ,
Erotic,
Eyes, open,
Face,
faces,
Figures,
Glazed,
Head,
Japanese art,
Langman Collection,
Lines,
male,
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Vessels
- Abstract Heads
- Ceramics
- Clay
- Contemporary
- Erotic
- Eyes, open
- Face
- faces
- Figures
- Glazed
- Head
- Japanese art
- Langman Collection
- Lines
- male
- Male
- Sculpture
- Studio Ceramic
- Vase
- Vessels
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frontal
Reverse view
Dimensions
- 24 1/8in. x 20 1/2in. x 6 3/8 diam. Dimensions: 24 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (61.28 x 52.07 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Melba and Al Langman
Role: donors
Place: Los Angeles, California
Dates: November 28, 2006
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