Rounded water jar with diagonally incised cascading folds and lid with curled knob
2018
Stoneware with sand glaze
7 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 inches
Inv# 10694
SOLD
Chōtō; Listening to the Waves
2018
Stoneware with sand glaze
16 1/2 x 16 x 16 1/2 inches
Inv# 10883
SOLD
Chōtō; Listening to the Waves
2016
13 1/2 x 19 x 16 inches
Inv# 10331
SOLD
Rounded wide-mouthed double-walled swirling vessel with slanted side and incised linear patterning
2013
Stoneware with sand glaze
12 x 15 1/8 x 15 3/8 inches
Inv# 8534
SOLD
Large banded open-mouthed and double-walled vessel
2012
Stoneware with sand glaze
14 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/8 inches
Inv# 8527
SOLD
Large, twisting vessel with diagonally-incised cascading folds
2009
Stoneware with sand glaze
15 3/4 x 18 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.
Inv# 6158
SOLD
Sakiyama’s carved and rippling surface patterns reinforce the spiraling nature of his double-walled vessels. Form and surface work together to yield objects that are sensuous, bold and seamless. Some vessels appear as if made from sand on the beach, simply created by the current of the receding water. Others appear to undulate and twist in space as if in perpetual motion. His most recent stoneware creations from the series Chōtō- Listening to the Waves, are intended to evoke the power and sublime nature of the ocean and its currents. Intricately carved and finished with his unique sand glaze developed, his works remain true to their origins as functional vessels while conveying a highly sculptural quality.
