New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters Japan Society Gallery October 4, 2008 January 11, 2009 Exhibition Checklist 1. Matsumoto Hafū (b. 1952) Outsize flower basket, 2008 Madake bamboo Approximately 20 x 31 in. (52 x 80 Collection of Saitō Masamitsu 2. Honma Kazuaki (b. 1930) Breath, 1968 Hōbichiku and madake bamboo, and rattan H. 34 3/4 in. (88.3 3. Honma Kazuaki (b. 1930) Breath II, 2001 Hōbichiku and madake bamboo, and rattan H. 47 1/2 in. (120.6 4. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Flight to the Sun II, 1999 Madake and men yadake bamboo 30 1/2 x 24 x 8 in. (77.5 x 61 x 20.3, on base John and MaryLouise Bailey Collection 5. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Double Swirling Winds, 2003 Hōbichiku and madake bamboo, and rattan 29 3/4 x 12 x 14 1/2 in. (75.6 x 30.5 x 36.8 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker 6. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Wind Sign IV, 2002 Madake, men yadake, and hōbichiku bamboo 18 x 38 1/2 x 11 in. (45.7 x 97.8 x 27.9 7. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Wind Sign VI, 2002 Madake, men yadake and hōbichiku bamboo, and rattan 33 x 14 x 30 1/2 in. (83.8 x 35.6 x 77.5, on base 8. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Knot III, 2006 Men yadake and hōbichiku bamboo, and rattan 34 x 15 x 11 in. (86.4 x 38.1 x 27.9 9. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Rolling Shape II, 2007 Madake, nemagaridake, and men'yadake bamboo 14 1/2 x 22 x 11 in. (36.8 x 55.9 x 27.9 10. Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) Play, 2007 Madake, nemagaridake, and men'yadake bamboo 14 1/2 x 21 x 12 in. (36.8 x 53.3 x 30.5 11. Yako Hōdō (b. 1940) Uplifting, 1974 31 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (80 x 49.5 x 26.7 12. Yako Hōdō (b. 1940) Uplifting, 1990 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (80 x 59.7 x 59.7 13. Yako Hōdō (b. 1940) Skyscrapers, 1985 H. 29 7/8 in. (75.9 14. Yako Hōdō (b. 1940) My UFO, about 1998 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61
15. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Development: Piercing, 2002 22 x 17 x 29 in. (55.9 x 43.2 x 73.7 16. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Vortex, 1989 27 x 21 x 15 1/2 in. (68.6 x 53.3 x 39.4 17. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Flight, 2003 25 x 17 x 14 in. (63.5 x 43.2 x 35.6 18. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Spring Song, 1983 36 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (93.3 x 39.4 x 59.7 19. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Amazing Wave, 1994 22 x 18 x 32 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 81.3 20. Torii Ippō (b. 1930) Arc of Wave, 2000 11 1/2 x 25 x 15 in. (29.2 x 63.5 x 38.1 21. Fujitsuka Shōsei (b. 1949) Rose, 2002 16 x 13 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 34.4 x 31.7 22. Fujitsuka Shōsei (b. 1949) Winding, 1983 32 x 18 x 14 in. (81.3 x 45.7 x 35.6 23. Fujitsuka Shōsei (b. 1949) Giant Wave, 1978 43 x 25 x 24 in. (109.2 x 63.5 x 61 24. Fujitsuka Shōsei (b. 1949) Fire, 2002 H. 30 1/2 in. (77.5, on base 25. Yamaguchi Ryūun (b. 1940) White Wave, 2006 21 x 16 x 22 1/2 in. (53.3 x 40.6 x 57.2 26. Yamaguchi Ryūun (b. 1940) Tidal Wave, about 1990 20 x 19 x 16 in. (50.1 x 48.3 x 40.6 27. Yamaguchi Ryūun (b. 1940) Fire, 2006 22 x 18 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 28. Shōno Tokuzō (b. 1942) Illusion, 2007 Madake bamboo, rattan, and steel 27 1/2 x 51 1/4 x 51 1/4 in. (70 x 130 x 130 29. Shōno Tokuzō (b. 1942) Gathering, 2005 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (40 x 60 x 60 30. Tanabe Mitsuko (b. 1944) Life in the Jōmon Era, 2003 Kurochiku bamboo 14 x 20 x 20 1/2 in. (35.6 x 50.8 x 52.1 31. Tanabe Mitsuko (b. 1944) Cappadocia, 2006 25 1/2 x 11 x 10 1/2 in. (64.8 x 27.9 x 26.7 32. Tanabe Shōchiku III (b. 1973) Connection, 2005 11 x 14 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 x 35.6 Page 2 of 6
33. Tanabe Shōchiku III (b. 1973) Connection: Origin, 2005 25 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 28 in. (64.8 x 81.8 x 71.1 Savannah College of Art and Design 34. Tanabe Shōchiku III (b. 1973) Connection: Origin II, 2007 11 x 18 x 15 in. (27.9 x 45.7 x 38.1 35. Ikeda Iwao (b. 1940) Destruction and Creation, 2006 Madake bamboo, red and black lacquer, and gold Approximately 39 x 71 in. (100 x 180 36. Ikeda Iwao (b. 1940) Destruction and Creation, 2005 Madake bamboo, black lacquer, and gold 15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (40 x 29 37. Ikeda Iwao (b. 1940) Destruction and Creation, 2006 Madake bamboo, black lacquer, and gold 19 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (49 x 24 38. Ikeda Iwao (b. 1940) Destruction and Creation, 2006 Madake bamboo, red and black lacquer, and silver 20 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (51 x 15 39. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Wind, 2004 Bamboo, paper, and lacquer 17 x 26 1/2 x 25 in. (43.2 x 67.3 x 63.5 From the Collection of Katja B. Goldman and Michael W. Sonnenfeldt 40. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Wind Pattern, 2002 Kurochiku bamboo, wood, wire, lacquer, and clay Largest component 13 x 74 x 5 7/8 in. (33 x 188 x 15 41. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Circle of Perfection, 1997 44 1/2 x 37 x 6 3/4 in. (113 x 94 x 17 42. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Butterfly, 1998 19 1/8 x 28 3/4 x 8 5/8 and 20 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (48.5 x 73 x 22 and 52 x 75 x 22 43. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Knot, 1992 Madake bamboo, rattan, plywood, and resin 45 5/8 x 32 1/4 x 13 3/6 in. (116 x 82 x 34 44. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Sound of the Cello, 2000 Madake bamboo, rattan, and lacquer 28 3/4 x 41 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (73.5 x 106.5 x 12.5 45. Uematsu Chikuyū (b. 1947) Mobile, 1999 Madake and yadake bamboo, and string Largest component 15 3/4 x 58 5/8 x 1/4 in. (40 x 149 x 0.5 46. Kawashima Shigeo (b. 1958) Cosmic Ring, 2001 14 1/2 x 14 x 5 1/2 in. (36.8 x 35.6 x 14 47. Kawashima Shigeo (b. 1958) Stream of Spirit, 2006 20 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (52.1 x 32.4 x 32.4 48. Kawashima Shigeo (b. 1958) Bridge Over Tomorrow, 2002 12 x 20 1/2 x 9 in. (30.5 x 52.1 x 22.9 Page 3 of 6
49. Kawashima Shigeo (b. 1958) Drawing to the Sky, 2003, on lacquered supports 13 x 22 1/2 x 14 in. (33 x 57.5 x 35.6 50. Kawashima Shigeo (b. 1958) Wave of Stars II, 2007 14 1/2 x 22 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 55.9 x 24.1 Lucinda Young and Shirley Hisgen 51. Ueno Masao (b. 1949) Rotation of Ellipse Makes Two Transparent Drums, 2004 gold 20 x 20 in. (50.1 x 50.1 52. Ueno Masao (b. 1949) Memories From the Sea, 2006 Madake bamboo, rattan, and gold lacquer 10 x 17 x 16 in. (25.4 x 43.2 x 40.6 53. Ueno Masao (b. 1949) The Bamboo King, 2007 gold 24 x 15 x 11 in. (61 x 38.1 x 28 54. Ueno Masao (b. 1949) Spring: Dialogue Between the Sea and the Wind, 2005 Madake bamboo, rattan, lacquer and gold 7 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (19.1 x 67.3 55. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Human Being, 2000 ed polishing stone and clay H. 34 in. (86.4 56. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Woman, 2004 ed polishing stone and clay H. 32 1/2 in. (82.9 57. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Flight, 2003 Madake bamboo, lacquer, and ed polishing stone and clay 12 x 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 34.3 x 24.1 58. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Flow, 2001 Madake bamboo, lacquer, and ed polishing stone and clay 7 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 14 in. (19.1 x 59.7 x 35.6 59. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Ikat, 2007 20 x 10 x 7 1/2 in. (50.1 x 25.4 x 19.1 60. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Face I, 2007 ed polishing stone and clay 19 x 7 x 4 in. (48.3 x 17.8 x 10.2 Anne and Arnold Porath Collection 61. Nagakura Ken ichi (b. 1952) Face II, 2007 ed polishing stone and clay 16 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (41.9 x 14 x 14 Anne and Arnold Porath Collection 62. Yonezawa Jirō (b. 1956) Mu, 2003 Hōbichiku and nemagaridake bamboo over fabric and plastic pipe filled with steel wire and styrofoam, finished in lacquer, pine-soot, ed calcified shell and ed polishing stone 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (44.5 x 54.6 x 54.6 Courtesy of browngrotta arts 63. Yonezawa Jirō (b. 1956) Untitled, 2005 Kurochiku bamboo on steel stand, finished in lacquer, pine-soot, ed calcified shell, and ed polishing stone 55 x 19 x 19 in. (139.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 Courtesy of browngrotta arts Page 4 of 6
64. Yonezawa Jirō (b. 1956) Red Heat Haze, 2004 Madake bamboo and thread 100 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (254 x 34.3 x 34.3 Courtesy of browngrotta arts 65. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Reincarnation, 2004 19 x 18 x 33 1/2 in. (48.3 x 45.7 x 85.1 66. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Untitled, 2006 18 1/2 x 39 x 14 1/2 in. (47 x 99.1 x 36.8 67. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Dream Knot, 2004 32 x 18 x 9 1/2 in. (81.3 x 45.7 x 24.1 68. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Galaxy, 2000 23 x 24 x 11 in. (58.4 x 61 x 27.9 69. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Galaxy, 2006 22 1/2 x 20 x 11 in. (57.2 x 50.8 x 27.9 John and MaryLouise Bailey Collection 70. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Dance, 2000 19 x 18 1/2 x 24 in. (48.2 x 47 x 61 71. Honda Shōryū (b. 1951) Endless, 2007 11 x 23 x 13 in. (27.9 x 58.4 x 33 72. Mimura Chikuhō (b. 1973) Mountains, 2001 20 x 13 x 15 in. (50.8 x 33 x 38.1 73. Mimura Chikuhō (b. 1973) Cloud on the Peak, 2006 6 1/2 x 17 in. (16.5 x 43.2 74. Mimura Chikuhō (b. 1973) Continuous Breeze, 2007 14 x 15 x 12 in. (35.6 x 38.1 x 30.5 75. Mimura Chikuhō (b. 1973) Arc Wave, 2004 14 x 13 x 14 in. (35.6 x 33 x 35.6 John and MaryLouise Bailey Collection 76. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Harmony II, 2006 16 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (41.9 x 44.5 x 26.7 77. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Harmony III, 2006 9 1/2 x 18 x 11 in. (24.1 x 45.7 x 27.9 78. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Reclining II, 2004 30 x 14 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (76.2 x 36.8 x 39.4 79. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Twist, 2005 13 x 18 x 11 in. (33 x 45.7 x 27.9 80. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Harmony, 2006 14 x 24 x 18 in. (35.6 x 60.1 x 45.7 Collection of Joshua Fink 81. Morigami Jin (b. 1955) Movement and Stillness, 2006 14 x 24 x 14 in. (35.6 x 61 x 35.6 Collection of Joshua Fink Page 5 of 6
82. Nakatomi Hajime (b. 1974) Prism, 2007 and rattan 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.9 x 29.2 83. Nakatomi Hajime (b. 1974) Prism, 2007 and rattan 13 x 20 x 6 in. (33 x 50.8 x 15.2 84. Nakatomi Hajime (b. 1974) Natural Prism, 2007 11 x 15 x 11 in. (27.9 x 38.1 x 27.9 85. Nakatomi Hajime (b. 1974) Natural Prism, circle24, 2008 14 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 6 x in. (37 x 45 x 15 86. Nakatomi Hajime (b. 1974) Natural Prism, circle21, 2008 13 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 6 3/4 x in. (34 x 45 x 17 87. Ōki Toshie (b. 1976) Outburst, 2008 20 1/8 x 15 in. (51 x 38 88. Kawana Tetsunori (b. 1945) Enclosure, 2008 Madake bamboo Dimensions variable Commissioned by Japan Society Gallery 89. Stephen Talasnik (b. 1954) Ribbon Candy, 2005 72 x 38 x 40 in. (182.9 x 96.5 x 101.6 90. Stephen Talasnik (b. 1954) Pinwheel, 2008 40 x 40 x 16 in. (101.6 x 101.6 x 40.6 91. Stephen Talasnik (b. 1954) Odalisque, 2008 30 x 64 x 20 in. (76.2 x 162.6 x 50.8 92. Stephen Talasnik (b. 1954) Blip, 2008 Bamboo and painted basswood D. 24 x 12 in. (60.9 x 30.5 93. Stephen Talasnik (b. 1954) Masthead, 2006-08 84 x 60 x 23 in. (213.4 x 152.4 x 58.4 Page 6 of 6