FDA-A.2563:1-2024
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2563:1-2024
Object type
Identification
Title
Mini Moon Jar Blue
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Stoneware jar
Comments
Akiko Hirai was born in Japan in 1970. She moved to London in 1999, studying ceramics at the University of Westminster and Central St Martins.
Description
Dimensions
depth (actual size): 244mm
depth (actual size): 134mm
height (actual size): 190mm
depth (actual size): 134mm
height (actual size): 190mm
Materials & techniques note
Grogged stoneware with slips and ash glazes
Production
Person
Hirai, Akiko (Artist)
Date
2023
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Presented to Eton College by the family of Seojoon Justin Kim (PEPW, 2019-2024) to mark Eton’s inaugural East and South East Asian Heritage Month (2023) - organised by Justin and the Heritage Month Planning Committee, and the exhibition ‘The Wind from the East’ (2024)
Exhibited: ‘The Wind from the East’, Tower Gallery, Eton College, 1 to 26 February 2024 (curated by Jinjoo Josephine Lee FRSA FRAS, mother of Seojoon Justin Kim)
Exhibited: ‘The Wind from the East’, Tower Gallery, Eton College, 1 to 26 February 2024 (curated by Jinjoo Josephine Lee FRSA FRAS, mother of Seojoon Justin Kim)
