Artist: Seiko Kato Behr (Japanese-American, b. 20th century)
Title: [Untitled Ikebana Vessel]
Date: Late 20th–Early 21st Century
Medium: Slab built stoneware with speckled glaze and blue glaze accents
Dimensions: Width 8 in. (20.3 cm); Height 5.9 in. (15 cm); Depth 5.75 in. (14.6 cm)
Signature: Stamped on the bottom
Condition: Very good. Wear consistent with age.
Description:
A slab built ceramic vessel by Japanese-American artist Seiko Kato Behr. The form is abstract and faceted, constructed from clay with an overall speckled grey glaze surface. Areas of blue glaze provide color accent against the grey field. The vessel is designed for ikebana while functioning as a stand alone sculptural object.
Artist Biography:
Seiko Kato Behr was born in Osaka, Japan, and raised and educated in Tokyo. She completed her pottery studies under Japanese Master Potter Teruo Hara and became a private student of Master Shino Artist Kozo Kato in Tajimi, Japan.
For over thirty years, Behr's practice has focused on creating container forms that serve as foundations for ikebana arrangements while standing independently as sculptural works. Her forms draw inspiration from nature, architecture, and the surrounding environment.
Behr's work has been featured in major exhibitions in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, as well as at the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and the National Arboretum. She received an award in the Second Sogetsu International Container Competition in Tokyo in 1993 and shared top honors, taking the Judges' Choice Award in the final competition in 1996. In 2007, she was featured in a solo exhibition of sculptures, installations, and containers at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.
Artist: Seiko Kato Behr (Japanese-American, b. 20th century)
Title: [Untitled Ikebana Vessel]
Date: Late 20th–Early 21st Century
Medium: Slab built stoneware with speckled glaze and blue glaze accents
Dimensions: Width 8 in. (20.3 cm); Height 5.9 in. (15 cm); Depth 5.75 in. (14.6 cm)
Signature: Stamped on the bottom
Condition: Very good. Wear consistent with age.
Description:
A slab built ceramic vessel by Japanese-American artist Seiko Kato Behr. The form is abstract and faceted, constructed from clay with an overall speckled grey glaze surface. Areas of blue glaze provide color accent against the grey field. The vessel is designed for ikebana while functioning as a stand alone sculptural object.
Artist Biography:
Seiko Kato Behr was born in Osaka, Japan, and raised and educated in Tokyo. She completed her pottery studies under Japanese Master Potter Teruo Hara and became a private student of Master Shino Artist Kozo Kato in Tajimi, Japan.
For over thirty years, Behr's practice has focused on creating container forms that serve as foundations for ikebana arrangements while standing independently as sculptural works. Her forms draw inspiration from nature, architecture, and the surrounding environment.
Behr's work has been featured in major exhibitions in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, as well as at the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and the National Arboretum. She received an award in the Second Sogetsu International Container Competition in Tokyo in 1993 and shared top honors, taking the Judges' Choice Award in the final competition in 1996. In 2007, she was featured in a solo exhibition of sculptures, installations, and containers at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.
Image 1 of 10
Image 2 of 10
Image 3 of 10
Image 4 of 10
Image 5 of 10
Image 6 of 10
Image 7 of 10
Image 8 of 10
Image 9 of 10
Image 10 of 10
