Wada Morihiro (1944-2008), Yōmonki; Dancing Pattern Vessel, ca. 2007, glazed and slip-glazed stoneware, 14 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 7 3/8 in.; Kakugen jōmonki; Brilliance and Mystery Banded Pattern Vessel, ca. 2006, slip-glazed stoneware, 20 x 10 5/8 x 7 in; Hōenki II; Square and Round Vessel II, ca. 2006, slip-glazed stoneware with Oribe glazed interior, 11 3/4 x 21 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.

BEYOND THE SURFACE: The Unity of Form and Pattern in the Work of Wada Morihiro (1944-2008)
March 13 – 21, 2025
Asia Week Hours: March 13–14 & 17–21, 11am-6pm, March 15, 11am-5pm, March 16, 12-5pm
39 East 78th Street, Suite 401

Presented by Joan B Mirviss LTD, Beyond Surface: The Unity of Form and Pattern in the Work of Wada Morihiro (1944-2008), an exhibition fifteen years in the making, will be the first comprehensive retrospective for this seminal clay master during Asia Week New York. It will showcase seventy works, most acquired directly from the estate of the artist, representing nearly all of his diverse patterns on his ever-changing forms. Eleven of these works, including two unique entwining-vine patterned vessels previously unseen outside Japan, were intended for his 2008 solo exhibition at the gallery–– a show that would have been Wada’s first comprehensive retrospective–– had it not been for his untimely passing. Fortunately, the Wada family reserved these works and many others and then encouraged Joan B Mirviss LTD to host this important exhibition in New York. A bilingual, fully illustrated, scholarly book with essays by four leading Japanese scholars accompanies the exhibition and is now available for purchase.

They look forward to welcoming you soon to experience this exceptional exhibition.

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