Jittoku

Series TitleThe Laughing Monk

Artist Akio Takamori (Japanese, 1950 - 2017)

Date2006

MediumStoneware with underglazes

DimensionsOverall: 33 3/4 × 19 × 26 3/4 inches (85.73 × 48.26 × 67.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of Akio Takamori and Barry Friedman Ltd.

Object number2010.40

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionHollow stoneware sculpture with polychrome underglaze color of a kneeling man wearing a puffy-sleeved robe which is open in front revealing his chest and (paunchy) stomach. The figure has blonde hair, a shadow of a beard, and is shown with an open mouth sneer for the facial expression.

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