Large sculptural vessel by Terunobu Hirata from 2010.

Part of the "Red Leaf Pale Moon" exhibition at DEA EAST, May 2025.

This striking, moon-shaped sculptural work, is formed from a lattice of carved, dark brown interlocking belts, open at the top and wrapped around a textured hemisphere base, finished with rivulets of dark green ash glaze.

With a gloss finish inside, it could be filled with flowers (particularly on a kensan), but is also perfect on its own as a centrepiece.

dimensions
height: 22cm 
diameter: 21cm
base: 8cm
weight: 1.775kg

Nb. this work is handmade and measurements are approximate.

Stoneware sculpture.
Handmade in Australia.

See all all work from the "Red Leaf Pale Moon" exhibition, as well as our full selection by Terunobu Hirata.

Coming from Osaka, Japan, Terunobu Hirata made Australia his home in 1973 and spent his early years working in Melbourne as a chef. For Hirata, food and pottery have always been entwined, with both disciplines striving to bring artistry and magic to the everyday.

Eventually ceramics won out and he's spent the last 20 years perfecting his making - bringing a chef's precision and flair to objects of beauty, simplicity and utility.

Drawing inspiration from several Japanese traditional styles, such as Bizen-ware and Tamba-ware, his perfectly proportioned shapes, finished in rich, lustrous glazes, make Hirata’s work a joy to hold, to behold and to live with.

Read more about Terunobu Hirata.