Terumasa Ikeda Japan, b. 1987
"Data Tunnel” Pentagonal Tea Caddy - 電光五角中次, 2023
Urushi Laquer, Cypress, Mother-of-Pearl, Turbo Snail Pearl
H3.24 x W2.28 x D2.16 in
H8.25 x W5.8 x D5.5 cm
H8.25 x W5.8 x D5.5 cm
C25707P
Alluding to a cable charged with electrical energy, Terumasa Ikeda’s pentagonal tea caddy, sculpted from kiso hinoki cypress and finished with black urushi lacquer and mother-of-pearl, is indicative of the Internet age. In Japan, the pentagon is a structure that leaves nothing divided, and acts as a ward against evil.