Artist
Toshiko Takaezu(American, 1922–2011)American, 1922–2011
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Zeus
Datec. 1995
PlaceUnited States
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 66 1/2 × 24 3/4 in. (168.9 × 62.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2147
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Artist's mark/signature inscribed in clay two times--once by each hole on either side, just above base:
Side 1: TT / 5 [with one "T" inverted, the result looking like the roman numeral for 2, see images]
Side 2: TT [??, hard to decipher, see images]
Side 1: TT / 5 [with one "T" inverted, the result looking like the roman numeral for 2, see images]
Side 2: TT [??, hard to decipher, see images]
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Paul S. Briggs
2021
Stoneware
2023.251.A-.Y
