TANAKA YŪ
Further images
14153
TANAKA YŪ (b. 1989)
Object: Two-toned yellow trompe l’oeil sculpture of an unseen irregular-shaped object wrapped in two furoshiki (wrapping cloths)
Date: 2026
Media: Stoneware with matte airbrushed glaze
Dimensions: 11 x 9 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.
Plaque title: Tsutsumimono 26Y-20
Plaque signature: 田中悠 (Tanaka Yū)
Plaque seal: 悠之印 (Yū no in)
Price: $ 7,250
References:
Carlano, Annie, ed. Craft Across Continents: Contemporary Japanese and Western Objects | The Lassiter/Ferraro Collection. Charlotte, NC: Giles Publishing, 2023, cover image, pp. 24-25.
Earle, Joe, ed. Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; distributed by Yale University Press, 2023, pp. 46-47.
The Guimet: Guide to the Collections of the National Museum of Asian Arts (English Edition). Paris: Grand Palais Rmn, 2025, pp. 169–70.
Kelty, Russell. Pure Form: Japanese Sculptural Ceramics. Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia, 2022, pp. 47, 58, 60.
Le Follic-Hadida, Stephanie. Absolu. Limoges: Le Foundation d’enterprise Bernardaud, 2024, pp. 16, 20, 33.
Painted Clay: Wada Morihiro and Modern Ceramics of Japan. New York: Joan B Mirviss LTD, 2023, pp. 52, 77.
Toucher le Feu: Femmes Céramistes au Japon. Paris: Musée national des arts asiatiques– Guimet, 2022, pp. 34-35.
Victoria and Albert South Kensington Guidebook. London: V&A Publishing, 2024, p. 95.
Literature
References:Carlano, Annie, ed. Craft Across Continents: Contemporary Japanese and Western Objects | The Lassiter/Ferraro Collection. Charlotte, NC: Giles Publishing, 2023, cover image, pp. 24-25.
Earle, Joe, ed. Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; distributed by Yale University Press, 2023, pp. 46-47.
The Guimet: Guide to the Collections of the National Museum of Asian Arts (English Edition). Paris: Grand Palais Rmn, 2025, pp. 169–70.
Kelty, Russell. Pure Form: Japanese Sculptural Ceramics. Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia, 2022, pp. 47, 58, 60.
Le Follic-Hadida, Stephanie. Absolu. Limoges: Le Foundation d’enterprise Bernardaud, 2024, pp. 16, 20, 33.
Painted Clay: Wada Morihiro and Modern Ceramics of Japan. New York: Joan B Mirviss LTD, 2023, pp. 52, 77.
Toucher le Feu: Femmes Céramistes au Japon. Paris: Musée national des arts asiatiques– Guimet, 2022, pp. 34-35.
Victoria and Albert South Kensington Guidebook. London: V&A Publishing, 2024, p. 95.