#32 Large Kokeshi Vessel Rim Line like a basket for transporting

like a basket for transporting plants

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but one unified object with a double wall

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#32 Large Kokeshi Vessel Rim Line like a basket for transportingAkio 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