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Kanzan from "The Laughing Monk" series

Akio Takamori2006

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Hollow stoneware sculpture with polychrome underglaze color of a kneeling man wearing a puffy-sleeved robe which is open in front revealing his chest and (paunchy) stomach. The figure has blonde hair, dark eyebrows, rosey cheeks, and is shown with an open mouth sneer for the facial expression.

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  • Title: Kanzan from "The Laughing Monk" series
  • Creator: Akio Takamori
  • Date Created: 2006
  • Location Created: Japan
  • Physical Dimensions: h 93.98, w 83.82, d 53.34 cm
  • Type: Ceramics
  • Rights: Gift of the Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Art © Estate of Akio Takamori
  • Medium: Stoneware with underglazes
  • Art Form: Ceramics
  • Support: clay
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