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Vase-shaped ceramic with multi-colored clay body
Neriage Otsubo
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Neriage Otsubo

Artist Matsui Koyo (Japanese, born 1962)
Datec. 1998
Place of originJapan
MediumStoneware with marbleized colored clays
Dimensions13 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (34.3 x 39.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Joan Mirviss in honor of Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz
Object number2014.22
Collections
Visual DescriptionVase-shaped ceramic with multi-colored clay body
A round, dark grey ceramic pot with a simple circular opening. Its surface is decorated with lightly incised, linear patterns featuring a large four-petaled floral design on the right and a leafy branch on the left.
Lidded Vessel
Zulu Artist
undated
Dissolved celadon glaze, lid band incised with continuous floral band in brown, discrete knob; bowl plain, unglazed base displaying red brown clay, unglazed lid interior.
Lidded Bowl with Floral Band
Thai, Si Satchanalai
15th-16th century
A glossy black round pot decorated with incised leafy branch patterns. Its top is covered by a basketry lid trimmed with light blue beads and accented with small, multi-colored beaded motifs and a light blue beaded loop.
Vessel
Zulu Artist
20th century
Two tones of brown glaze; unctuous dark brown to shoulder and on lower belly, revealing iron-rich clay body, below slightly irregular and thick glaze termination. Plain base, thick ruffle neck, loop handles. Jug mouth of wrapped clay cylinder type. Amber toned glaze around belly, revealing incised coursing dragon motif.
Brown Glazed Jug
Thai Artist
15th-16th century
Bulbous form with six ribs on lid and base, shaped knob, unglazed interior. Dissolved underglaze iron compartmented designs, impressed triangular central device around well formed lid. Turning marks on foot. Minor puddling of glaze. Plain foot.
Container with Vegetative Designs
Thai Artist
14th-mid 16th century
Heavy body, crackle celadon, underglaze blue shoulder dissolved décor.
Blue and White Small Pot
Vietnamese
15th-16th century
Compact, elegantly-shaped ribbed bottle with ring handles on short neck and shaped mouth; flat base. Red-burning clay body exposed below irregularly-dripped glaze border.
Celadon Bottle with Two Ring Handles
Thai, Si Satchanalai
14th-15th century
buff clay, upper torso of female with soft, baby-faced features; headdress with knobs; body is broken off below waist, left arm missing, right arm extended; nosering and earspools
Male figure
Olmec Artist
1150-900
A bulbous ceramic jar with a wide mouth, featuring small loop handles around its short neck. A tan glaze coats the top half and drips heavily downward, stopping to expose the unglazed, reddish-brown clay of the tapered lower body.
Tapered Jar with Olive Glaze
Chinese Artist
Sui dynasty (581-618), 6th century
A squat, dark brown ceramic jar with a rough, textured surface. It features a wide rim and a tapered body that reveals a lighter, unglazed clay base at the bottom.
Jarlet
Cambodian, Khmer
1181 - mid 13th century
Fired clay pot with rounded bottom and two long beaked faces (janus style) on neck in high relief. Red clay with white design on surface. Scalloped raised line (red) runs around center. Face has circular raised eyes with white centers. Raised red mouth with three white raised circles. Three raised "buttons" run horizontally between face. Traces of black on one side of jar.
Double face clay pot
Iatmul
20th century
Fired clay with beaked face on neck in high relief. Red clay with white pigment applied over top half. Scalloped collar-like ? with alternating red and black buttons above. Red button eyes with white circle in defined eye area indicated by raised area. Small mouth below beaked nose - ? 3 white circles. Traces of black in bottom and large area in back.
Sago Storage Jar with Bird Face (damarau)
Iatmul
20th century

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