Collection Online as of August 15, 2022
Double-Spouted Vase
Toshiko Takaezu
(American, 1922-2011)
Ceramic
Overall: 31.8 x 20.5 x 16 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Gift of Kathy Miller Gaphardt and Laura Miller Gruen in honor of Frederick and Mary Miller and John Paul Miller 2013.36
Location
not on view
Fun Fact
This double-spouted vase was intended to be a decorative sculpture rather than a functional object.
Description
Toshiko Takaezu reformed the concept of a vessel by minimizing its functionality in her work. Here, the openings of the vase's two spouts are so reduced as to be unusable, becoming a ceramic sculpture rather than utilitarian container.