Born 1947, Kyoto, Japan
Born into the family of blue and white pottery makers in Kyoto, FUKAMI SUEHARU works with seihakuji (bluish white glaze), a technique perfected during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) in Jingdezhen. Fukami is perhaps the world’s leading and most internationally recognized porcelain sculptor. He is celebrated for his horizontally and vertically elongated non-functional sculptures. After being molded and cast, his sculptural pieces are finished with his signature seihakuji glaze. All his pieces are executed in small editions. He has spared no efforts in improving the molding process and the tools that he uses to create his signature sharp lines. His works have been included in many exhibitions throughout the world and acquired by major museums in Japan, the US, and Europe.
Impression: Clarity; Shinshô, Chô
Large V-shaped extended soaring horizontal sculpture
Mold-cast porcelain with seihakuji glaze and wooden base
2001
10 1/2 x 37 x11 in.
SOLD
Cho (Omen); Porcelain low bowl with pinched rim
2010
Seihakuji (bluish white) glazed porcelain
5 1/4 x 16 x 15 1/2 in.
Inv# 8804
SOLD
Seihakuji (bluish-white porcelain) mold-cast sculpture with asymmetrical fold, and uplifted sides on wooden base. 2007
Glazed porcelain, wood
10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 24 3/8 in.
Inv# 8600
SOLD
Narrow vertical sculpture with trianglar open mouth titled "Green"
2002
31 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.
Inv# 2978
SOLD
Imagining the Box #9: Flow (Hako no katachi #9: Nagare)
2002
Glazed porcelain
8 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
Inv# 9822
SOLD
