Sui (Jade)
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Artist
Fukami Sueharu(Japanese, born 1947)Japanese, born 1947
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Sui (Jade)
Datec. 1995
MediumWheel-thrown porcelain with seihakuji glaze, on a partly-gilt stainless-steel base
DimensionsOverall (Assembled, approximate): 15 3/4 × 25 7/8 in. (40 × 65.8 cm)
.A, Vessel: 12 3/16 × 25 7/8 in. (31 × 65.8 cm)
.B, Gilded Base: 2 1/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.2 × 10.9 cm)
.C, Steel Base: 1 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. (3.4 × 18.2 cm)
.A, Vessel: 12 3/16 × 25 7/8 in. (31 × 65.8 cm)
.B, Gilded Base: 2 1/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.2 × 10.9 cm)
.C, Steel Base: 1 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. (3.4 × 18.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2025.22.A-.C
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[1] The first piece in this series was sold by the Thomsen Gallery, New York, to a West Coast collector in 2008; it is published in the Gallery’s 2007 exhibition catalogue.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References N/A Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Base: Signature engraved on underside of steel base: S. Fukami [cursive]
Base: Signature engraved on underside of steel base: S. Fukami [cursive]
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