Shell
Vessel Form
2003 (made)
2003 (made)
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Lidded vessel form with deeply striated, swirling walls resembling a large sea-shell; completely covered in a thick off-white galze, the edges and areas of the sides of the protruding fins showing silver and dark brown
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Shell (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-built, modelled and glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Ceramic sculpture, Shell by Koike Shōko, glazed stoneware with lid, Japan, 2003. Japan, modern crafts, studio, ceramics |
| Physical description | Lidded vessel form with deeply striated, swirling walls resembling a large sea-shell; completely covered in a thick off-white galze, the edges and areas of the sides of the protruding fins showing silver and dark brown |
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| Accession number | FE.325:1 to 3-2005 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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