Hitomi Hosono (b. 1978)
Hitomi Hosono (b. 1978)

English Daisy and Feather Leaves Bowl

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Hitomi Hosono (b. 1978)
English Daisy and Feather Leaves Bowl
The base incised ?? Hitomi Hosono 2018
Press-moulded, carved and hand-built porcelain bowl with an interior of dancing sprigs
11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) diameter
Executed in 2018

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Lot Essay

Taking inspiration directly from nature, Hitomi Hosono press-moulds hundreds of individual leaves and flower heads which she then applies to a base shape hand thrown on a potter's wheel. These leaves and flower heads are applied so densely that the base shape is entirely covered, imitating how a multitude of leaves has the ability to completely obscure the branch of a tree.

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