Akikan [Empty Can]

Artist Kimiyo Mishima (Japanese, 1932 - 2024)

Date2012

Place of originJapan

Medium50% stoneware, 50% clay; mat-glaze sprayed over silk-screen transfer print fired at 1,270 Celsius. Then portions hand-painted and fired at 200 Celsius

Dimensions5 3/8 x 3 x 3 in. (13.7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number2012.26.3

Collections

ASIAN

Visual DescriptionCoke Zero Can in ceramic form

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