KOBAKO
Jacqui Ghosin – The Art of Enclosure
KOBAKO
Beauty contained.
In Japan, kobako are imbued with heightened significance and purpose — very specific enclosures for very specific things. In this body of work, the enclosure itself is the essential experience. It is here, as one opens each object, that an emotion or unexpected surprise is revealed.
KOI LEAPING UPSTREAM — 24 × 11 × 3 IN · AUGUST 2025
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I have always found containers of all kinds fascinating. At their most basic level, they enclose objects. But they are also caretakers of intangibles — memories, emotions, possibilities. This is what intrigues me most.While the Kobako I create may contain any number of items, I view the enclosure itself as the focus of the work.— JACQUI GHOSIN
SELECTED OBJECTS
A first encounter.
Koi Leaping Upstream
24 × 11 × 3 IN
AUGUST 2025
JANUARY 2026
Great Wave
20½ × 16 × 3½ IN
JANUARY 2026
Great Wave
20½ × 16 × 3½ IN
January 2026
Dragon of Prosperity
19½ × 14½ × 3¼ IN
MARCH 2025
Peacocks in Paradise
12¾ × 9½ × 2⅛ IN
JANUARY 2025
Peacocks in Paradise
12¾ × 9½ × 2⅛ IN
January 2025
OF THE WORK
“Each object tells a story or reveals something unexpected — using seemingly incongruous materials or patterns that are, upon reflection, perfectly harmonious.”
— JACQUI GHOSIN
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and collectors.
Objects are available for exhibition, private viewing, and considered commission. Inquiries receive a personal reply within 48 hours.