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An ovular sculpture with a dotted, circular design

Vessel, 2000, Kitamura Junko (Japanese, b. 1956), glazed stoneware with slip inlay, Gift of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, 2015.222, © Kitamura Junko.

An angular ceramic vessel with a cracked, light blue glaze

Mountain Ridges, 2011, Takagaki Atsushi (Japanese, b. 1946), stoneware with celadon glaze, Gift of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, 2017.76, © Takagaki Atsushi 2017.

A ceramic form looking like a pinched bowl with a rough, rust-colored glaze

Sekki Kodō (Pulse), 2011, Mihara Ken (Japanese, b. 1958), unglazed stoneware, Courtesy of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, L11.2013:7, © Mihara Ken.

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Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

January 14, 2023–January 7, 2024

Gallery 136

Japanese artists working with ceramics today ride the current of tradition while launching into exciting new waters as they push the boundaries of clay. Discover recent acquisitions alongside beloved favorites from the museum’s dynamic collection of contemporary Japanese ceramics.