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Oroshi (Wind blowing down from mountain)
Artist
Satoshi Kino
(Japanese, 1987-)
Date2016
Mediumporcelain
Dimensionsoverall size: 19 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 26 in. (49.5 × 8.3 × 66 cm)
Credit LineJoy Light East Asian Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund
Exhibition History"Through the Years" KIA Galleries 2 & 5 (January 29 - April 30, 2021).
"Vistas: Visions of China, Japan, and Korea," KIA Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Oct. 20, 2021 - Feb. 6, 2022)Label TextOroshi is a Japanese term that means “a wind blowing strongly down the slope of a mountain.” While oroshis are powerful enough to cause severe damage, this work is dynamic, yet delicate. Kino’s elegant hand-thrown form seems to defy gravity, evoking the wonder of this powerful natural event, while also showing the artist’s mastery of porcelain. Kino chooses a bluish-white porcelain (seihakuji) to convey the feeling and mood of air and wind.
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