Half-Pottery Half-Octopus

"The ceramic octopus vessels feature intricately painted blue-and-white patterns characteristic of traditional Chinese (and eventually Japanese) wares. Like the age-old pieces that have inspired them, Masumoto’s vases, teapots, and urns are both inherently utilitarian and undeniably visually appealing"

Unlike ancient pottery, however, Masumoto’s contemporary ceramics also act as avant-garde, surreal sculptures, with the coiling tentacles, bulbous heads, and ever-watching eyes of octopuses materializing on their glazed surfaces.

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