"Three Elephants" Bowl
Artist:
Kataro Shirayamadani
(Japanese, 1865 - 1948)
Manufacturer:
Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio
(1880 - 1967)
Culture: Japanese American
Date: 1929
Place made:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Medium: Glazed ceramic
Dimensions:
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) diam.
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Bequest of Maryelle "Skip" Dodds Scritchfield
Object number: 2001.53.7
Inscribed: Rookwood Stamp on bottom with "XXIX", beneath Rookwood stamp is "6062".
Label Text
This 1929 bowl was designed by Japanese American artist Kataro Shirayamadani, a prolific designer and painter for Cincinnati-based Rookwood Pottery Company. During his decades-long career, he painted vessels with delicate pictures of the natural world. He created more designs for the company than any other artist—including this whimsical “three elephant” compote bowl in our collection. Shirayamadani’s particular artistic vision helped shape the aesthetic of American art pottery and art nouveau.
(Yinshi Lerman-Tan, 2021)
(Yinshi Lerman-Tan, 2021)
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