Leaf Vessel

Kay Sekimachi, Leaf Vessel, ca. 2012, big-leaf maple leaf, kōzo paper, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2021.48.4

Artwork Details

Title
Leaf Vessel
Artist
Date
ca. 2012
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur S. Bresler
Mediums
Mediums Description
big-leaf maple leaf, kōzo paper, watercolor
Highlights
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
2021.48.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.48.4

Artwork Description

Leaf Vessel illuminates a sublime pattern of nature. Kay Sekimachi shaped big-leaf maple leaves into a delicate, blooming vessel. The base of the vessel is made from kozo (mulberry) paper cut into the shapes of oak leaves and molded into a rounded form. The artist has experimented with many unconventional materials, including monofilament (fishing line), hornets’ nests, shells, and antique Japanese paper, to create ethereal artworks.


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Mingering Mike, Joseph War & Friend: "AS HIGH AS THE SKY", 1972, mixed media on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.48, © Mingering Mike
Joseph War & Friend: ​“AS HIGH AS THE SKY”
Artist
Date1972
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC "D" (A), 1970, ink and marker on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.70.1, © Mingering Mike
ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC ​“D” (A)
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Date1970
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Not on view
Mingering Mike, HOME COMING / "BUT WHEN YOU DRINK,", 1972, mixed media on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.44, © Mingering Mike
HOME COMING / ​“BUT WHEN YOU DRINK,”
Artist
Date1972
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON'T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE LOOKED INTO MY EYES, 1970, mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.6R-V, © Mingering Mike
A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON’T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE…
Artist
Date1970
mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record
Not on view

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