Yayoi

[yah-yoi]

adjective

1. of or relating to a cultural period in Japan, c300 b.c.–a.d. c300, characterized by unglazed reddish clay pottery Yayoi ware made on a wheel and noted for its restrained, undecorated style, haniwa figures, raised-floor dwellings, wet-rice agriculture, and the first use of bronze and iron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yayoi¹

From the Japanese word Yayoi site of a tumulus where the pottery was discovered in 1884

Example Sentences

The Donum Estate, whose grounds showcase more than 60 monumental sculptures by the likes of Plensa, Louise Bourgeois, Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, Keith Haring, Doug Aitken, Robert Indian and Anselm Kiefer, to name a few, contains what is thought to be the largest private sculpture collection of any winery in the world.

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Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room — the Souls of Millions of Light Years Away,” the installation that launched seemingly infinite Instagram posts, has kept millions of reservation-holding museumgoers lining up outside its first-floor chamber since the museum opened.

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In their bathroom, Davis hung paintings that her children had made in the style of artists Piet Mondrian and Yayoi Kusama.

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In their bathroom, Davis hung paintings her children had made in the style of the artists Piet Mondrian and Yayoi Kusama.

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Other Paul prompts included: “This couch eats people,” “A world without pants,” and “Santa Claus in the style of Yayoi Kusama.”

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