[Vase] "My work includes many pieces based on sketches from nature. I use gold or silver leaf to depict those themes and finish with colors that complement the design. . . . Finally this process has produced some satisfactory pieces, from which I will now move on to the next level."

--Taka Akira

Courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Japan Foundation.

Vase, 1992, by Taka Akira (b. 1936), Japan, porcelain with silver foil and platinum powder under blue glaze

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