Water Drop

2011

Mineo Mizuno (American, born 1944)

Mineo Mizuno created this large ceramic piece by using his hands to gouge out a depression in the center, leaving traces of the shapes of his fingers. The Japanese character repeated across the surface can mean “nothingness,” “null,” “void,” or “zero,” but it also refers to the name of the fighter planes used by the Japanese in World War II. Mizuno’s father died in the war, before he was born, and this deeply personal work addresses his sense of loss.

Status: On View, Gallery 108
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Mineo Mizuno
Title: Water Drop
Place: United States (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 2011
Medium: Glazed stoneware
Dimensions: 38.1 × 76.2 cm (15 × 30 in.); Diam.: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Fred Eychaner
Reference Number: 2015.452

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