#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe hosp-pos visible only as a wide

visible only as a wide rim above the outer form

The profiles of this pair transition elegantly from point to point like spinning tops frozen in motion

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#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe hosp-pos visible only as a wideAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different