{"product_id":"araki-toshio-grand-vase-sculptural-en-ceramique-grise-a-incrustation-d-argent-xxe-siecle","title":"Araki Toshio, large sculptural vase in grey ceramic with silver inlay, 20th century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAraki Toshio — Large sculptural vase in grey ceramic with silver inlay\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAraki Toshio\u003cbr\u003eTokoname, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned box, titled 灰陶銀象嵌器 — \u003cem\u003eKaitō gin-zōgan utsuwa\u003c\/em\u003e, “grey ceramic vessel with silver inlay.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, almost spherical vase, constructed as a taut mass, slightly flattened on one side. The outer wall is animated by vertical folds and deep striations that evoke a compressed material, almost textile or mineral. The brown to grey surface, dry and rough, captures light through successive rubbings and folds. The flat side opens in the center to a dark, matte, cracked area like dried skin, with silver inlays. The contrast between the organic outer mass and this quieter inner face gives the work a very architectural presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe technique is original in Tokoname’s production: Araki does not seek the effect of a brilliant glaze, but a tension between grey clay, incision, rough material, and metallic glints. The silver is not decorative in the ornamental sense; it acts as a luminous punctuation within a deliberately austere surface. The work belongs to the field of Japanese exhibition ceramics, halfway between a vase, an object, and a sculpture. The vase has retained its signed \u003cem\u003etomobako\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAraki Toshio, born in Tokoname in 1935 and died in 2013, is associated with the Hakusan-gama kiln. He exhibited at the Nitten from 1975 and received significant distinctions throughout his career, including two \u003cem\u003eTokusen\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1996 and 2001. His career is also marked by awards at the Asahi Ceramic Exhibition, the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition, as well as several Chōzaburō awards in Tokoname.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, he received a silver medal at the International Ceramic Exhibition in Vallauris, placing him in a Franco-Japanese dialogue of contemporary ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e height 33.5 cm × width 36 cm × depth 31 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sinapango ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54075817492826,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/8568\/1242\/files\/B809D2D4-D530-4F74-8BDC-5FFA5D71C198.jpg?v=1780202623","url":"https:\/\/sinapango.com\/en\/products\/araki-toshio-grand-vase-sculptural-en-ceramique-grise-a-incrustation-d-argent-xxe-siecle","provider":"Sinapango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}