Georges Jeanclos
Kamakura

Kamakura

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Kamakura
Kamakura
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Kamakura
Date1995
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 20 × 14 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.889
Non exposé

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DescriptionFrench sculptor Georges Jeanclos created serene yet powerful ceramic figures that are filled with emotion and narrative associations. He is best known for his Kamakura figures, which were inspired by a shrine to stillborn children in Kamakura, Japan. Jeanclos cast the heads of the Kamakura figures from dolls. He then wrapped their bodies in protective layers of fabric. The flowing sheets of clay that comprise their dress refer to the landscapes of Zen gardens.

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 1997.

Exhibited: SOFA/NYC, 1999.

"The Scholar's Eye," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, May 16-September 1, 2008.

"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the proper left side: "Jeanclos / 95"
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