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Potter Itaya Hazan was fascinated by light and obsessed by its diffusion on ceramic forms. With this vase, Hazan introduced to the international art world a new technique that he invented called saiji. Saiji is a form of underglazing that uses matte colored glazes. The results are brilliant colors with an eggshell-like finish. The green of the bamboo leaves and the small blue patches between them have a richness that comes from saiji staining the porcelain clay. The white leaf tips show the color of the unstained porcelain.
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38482
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Vase with Low-Relief Decoration of Bamboo Leaves
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38482
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title
Vase with Low-Relief Decoration of Bamboo Leaves
description
Potter Itaya Hazan was fascinated by light and obsessed by its diffusion on ceramic forms. With this vase, Hazan introduced to the international art world a new technique that he invented called saiji. Saiji is a form of underglazing that uses matte colored glazes. The results are brilliant colors with an eggshell-like finish. The green of the bamboo leaves and the small blue patches between them have a richness that comes from saiji staining the porcelain clay. The white leaf tips show the color of the unstained porcelain.
provenance
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1915 (Taisho period)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
vases
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import
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H with base: 17 3/16 in. (43.6 cm); Vase: H: 14 3/4 x Diam: 16 1/8 in. (37.5 x 40.9 cm); Wooden base: H: 2 5/8 x Diam: 10 1/8 in. (6.6 x 25.7 cm)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] Kashichi (given name).
reign
Taisho period
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Porcelain, colored slip, overglaze enamel
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5378
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510
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3760
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