Extra-large sculptural vessel in an ash glaze by Terunobu Hirata from 2000.

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

This striking sculptural work, reminiscent of a woven basket, features a flat base, topped by a hemispherical lattice and finished in a dark, iron-coloured ash glaze.

Can be used for serving, for fruit or even filled with flowers (particularly on a kensan), but is also perfect on its own as a centrepiece.

dimensions
height: 15cm 
diameter: 27cm
opening: 16cm
base: 23cm
weight: 2.41kg

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.