© Toda Koji
On view
South Asian Art
Water bottle 水瓶,
2013
Toda Kōji 戶田浩二, born 1974; active Japan
Japanese
Heisei era, 1989–2019
2013-16
More Context
Working in Ibaraki prefecture in Japan, the potter uses a wood-fired kiln to produce elegant forms with a surface so smooth and dark that they seem to have been cast in bronze. Softening and playing against the symmetric outline of the bottle’s form, the surface reveals subtle gradations of accidental glazing effects created during the firing process. What speaks loudly in this bottle is the harmony and balance between the careful working and nurturing of the clay in the artist’s hands and the magical whim of the fire.
Information
Title
Water bottle 水瓶
Dates
2013
Maker
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
h. 24.5 cm., diam. 10 cm. (9 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Robert L. Poster, Class of 1962, and Amy Poster
Object Number
2013-16
Culture
Period
Materials
–2013 Mika Gallery (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2013.
