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Yasokichi Tokuda IV's Jar, a round jar with a small opening at the top glazed with a white, yellow, green, and blue gradient

Jar, 2012, Yasokichi Tokuda IV, Japan, porcelain with saiyū glaze, Collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, © Yasokichi Tokuda IV

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Fired Up: Female Ceramists of Contemporary Japan

December 7, 2019–December 2020 | Gallery 136 | Free

 

Ceramic art has been traditionally off-limits to Japanese women, who were not even allowed to touch the kiln because they were considered “impure.” This special feature displays work by 20th and 21st century Japanese female artists who defied prejudice to create internationally celebrated and innovative ceramics.