Moon pot with interior rattles
Artist
Toshiko Takaezu
(American, 1922 - 2011)
CultureAmerican
Date1960s
MediumWheelthrown stroneware with clay pellets
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (9.8 × 12.4 cm)
DescriptionWheelthrown enclosed stoneware form containing clay pellets that produce a rattling sound.
With this delicate pot, Takaezu wrapped the pellets in paper. She then closed the pot and trimmed it by hand and gently paddled the whole form with her bare hands. She made this work after completing a weekend workshop at "The Pottery" in North Hatley, Quebec where Dean Mullavey was teaching.
With this delicate pot, Takaezu wrapped the pellets in paper. She then closed the pot and trimmed it by hand and gently paddled the whole form with her bare hands. She made this work after completing a weekend workshop at "The Pottery" in North Hatley, Quebec where Dean Mullavey was teaching.
Credit LineGift of Dean Mullavey
Object numberG13.16.3
Classifications
Modern and Contemporary CeramicsSub-classification
AmericanCollections
Status
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2