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Transcendent Clay: Kondō, A Century of Japanese Ceramic Art

Transcendent Clay: Kondō, A Century of Japanese Ceramic Art

$39.95 at Seattle Art Museum.

NOW ON VIEW AT SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM: July 7, 2026- January 3, 2027 This catalogue celebrates an exhibition of ceramics by four members of the Kondō family, drawn from the holdings of American collectors Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz. Spanning a century of creativity, Transcendent Clay offers a panorama of the families achievements, from a group of perfectly formed vases with sprightly painted decoration to a half-collapsed outsize jar that interrogates the future trajectory of clay as an artistic medium. Most…