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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Untitled Sculpture

Sculpture
2009 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large black form consisting of highly burnished rounded elements twisting together and rising up as if, like some kind of monstrous beast, to strike; the smooth and shiny exterior both hides and reveals an inner compartmentalised structure.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUntitled Sculpture (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Coil-built, burnished and reduction-fired carbon-impregnated earthenware.
Brief description
Sculpture, coil-built, burnished and reduction-fired carbon-impregnated earthenware, 2009, by Imura Toshimi (1961-), Japan
Physical description
Large black form consisting of highly burnished rounded elements twisting together and rising up as if, like some kind of monstrous beast, to strike; the smooth and shiny exterior both hides and reveals an inner compartmentalised structure.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.2cm
  • Width: 34cm
  • Depth: 52cm
Dimensions taken from object; but width and depth difficult to measure accurately due to uneveness of form.
Style
Collection
Accession number
FE.5-2010

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Record createdOctober 20, 2010
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