Toshiko Takaezu

Yass Hakoshima, New Jersey (gift from the artist)

Thence by descent to the present owner

Yass Hakoshima was the internationally acclaimed performer, choreographer, and artistic director of the Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre. He performed throughout the world for more than 40 years and has been featured at international arts festivals around the globe. Hakoshima's work was a fusion of East and West, as well as a blending of music, art, and literature, combining the tradition of mime, the mystery and fatalism of Japanese theatre, and the expansiveness of modern dance.

The present vase was gifted to Hakoshima by the artist, and used in his performance pieces titled `Echoes'.