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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Works by this artist (4 items)

Ron Kent, Footed Vessel, 1994, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.103
Footed Vessel
Artist
Date1994
Norfolk Island pine
On view
Ron Kent, Translucent Bowl, 1986, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.42
Translucent Bowl
Artist
Date1986
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, from the "Post-Nuclear Series", 2000, Norfolk Island pine and copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.17A-B
Untitled, from the ​“Post-Nuclear Series”
Artist
Date2000
Norfolk Island pine and copper
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, ca. 1988, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.6
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1988
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view