Raku’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Raku Ware Tea Bowl
Raku Ryōnyū Japanese, 1756–1834
Raku Ware Teabowl with Image of Mount Fuji
Raku Ware Tea Bowl with Design of Descending Geese
Japan
Vase
John Natale (American, 1947–1990) Cross Plains, Wisconsin
"Hagi ni Suzuki ni Raku Gan."
Seiko, Soshosai Japanese, Unknown
Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)
Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)
Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)
Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)
Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898
Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)
Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)
Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago
American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)
The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673
It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868
Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875
Portrait of Edouard Molé
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678
View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)