id:			170901
accession number:	2013.36
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.36
updated:		2022-05-19 09:00:17.848000

Double-Spouted Vase, c. 1960. 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kathy Miller Gaphardt and Laura Miller Gruen in honor of Frederick and Mary Miller and John Paul Miller 2013.36

title:				Double-Spouted Vase
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creation date:			c. 1960
creation date earliest:		1955
creation date latest:		1965
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creditline:			Gift of Kathy Miller Gaphardt and Laura Miller Gruen in honor of Frederick and Mary Miller and John Paul Miller
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	ceramic
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922-2011)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 31.8 x 20.5 x 16 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Included in the permanent collection installation within the contemporary galleries: "Toshiko Takaezu: Form without Function"

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PROVENANCE

	Given to John Paul Miller by the artist, Toshiko Takaezu
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	Inherited by Kathy Gaphardt and Laura Gruen from the John Paul Miller estate, 3/2013
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fun fact: 
This double-spouted vase was intended to be a decorative sculpture rather than a functional object.

digital 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.

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