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Jun Kaneko 金子潤

Untitled, 08-03-01

Description

Maker

Jun Kaneko 金子潤 (Japanese, b. 1942 in Nagoya, Japan

Title

Untitled, 08-03-01
from the series Dango

Year

2008

Medium

Ceramic with glaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Ceramic with glaze

Materials

glazing

Supports

ceramic

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

64.8 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (25 1/2 x 17 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Kaneko 08, on bottom of piece

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2009.95

Type

Sculpture

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now

Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

Label copy

Known for his large hand-built ceramics, Jun Kaneko emphasizes form rather than function. This is represented in this cylindrical, rounded sculpture from the series Dango, which means dumpling in Japanese. A completely closed form, like the Toshiko Takaezu piece across the room, this sculpture is playfully adorned with bright patterns and lines. For Kaneko, each work is both painting and sculpture, and its combined form and decoration is designed to “give off a visual energy” that enlivens the space around it.

–Wai Yee Chiong, curator of Asian art

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Jun Kaneko 金子潤 (Japanese, b. 1942 in Nagoya, Japan
works in the U.S.)

Untitled, 08-03-01; from the series Dango , 2008

Ceramic with glaze

64.8 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (25 1/2 x 17 x 10 inches)

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2009.95

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