Araki Takako
The Gospel According to John

The Gospel According to John
The Gospel According to John
The Gospel According to John
ArtistJapanese, 1921–2004
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • The Gospel According to John
Date1987
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (14 × 28.6 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.752
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistorySolo exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, 1992

"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
Masking tape piece with "AM 8" in black ink on underside which covers a plain white rectangular sticker (see photo)

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Porcelain and gilt bronze
2021.361
Overall front.
c. 1750–1760
Porcelain and gilt bronze
2021.362.A,.B
Place Setting from the "Museum" pattern
Eva Zeisel
designed c. 1942–43, made c. 1949 - 1972
Porcelain
2021.573.1-.8
Overall top
Theodore R. Davis
1879
Porcelain, enamel, and gilding
2024.2
Mocha Pot and Cup and Saucer
Jutta Sika
1901
Porcelain
2022.62.1-.3
Overall
Geert Lap
1986
Porcelain
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Saucer
Jutta Sika
1901
Porcelain
2022.62.2
Mocha Pot
Jutta Sika
1901
Porcelain
2022.62.3.A,.B
Cup
Jutta Sika
1901
Porcelain
2022.62.1
Sake Bottle and Lid
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1730
Hard-paste porcelain and ormolu
2018.139.1
Sake Bottle and Lid
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1730
Hard-paste porcelain and ormolu
2018.139.2