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Sprouting Seed
Sprouting Seed
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Sprouting Seed

Artist Sachiko Fujino (Japanese, born 1950)
Date2006
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed stoneware
Dimensions13 x 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (33 x 34.3 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of the Jeffrey E. Horvitz Foundation in honor of Budd Harris Bishop
Object number2008.25.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionYellow-glazed round ceramic with unfolding leaves
White stoneware sculptural ceramic with pleated body ending at petal-like folds.
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15th-mid 16th century
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Both cup and stand glazed blue with purple splashes.
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