Joan Campbell 1920-1997 a glazed, Raku, earthenware vase, c.1975 Grogged clay, fired at a low temperature. Height 31 cm. Provenance: Purchased from the artist direct note: Zen Buddhism encouraged love of nature. In Japan this developed a fondness for asymmetry and roughness, (in contrast to the Wests inclination towards symmetry and smoothness - within the decorative arts) Joan Campbell was the first potter to have solo exhibitions of this Ware in Australia