Categories artisans / Ceramics
Written by TOMIKAWA Kyōko 【Table of Contents】 Photo by the author. Ah, so this is also “Oyogu Tsuki (游ぐ月: Moon in the Water)”…Such was the thought that arose upon seeing the title of TAKAHASHI Tomoko’s (高橋 朋子) Gokinsai-ki (五金彩器)...
Categories artisans / Ceramics
Written by TOMIKAWA Kyōko Latest work (June 2025): “ELEC Actuate Mantis” (W500×D580×H430mm) in white porcelain The first time I encountered a work by HORI Takaharu (堀 貴春) was at the Tableware Festival 2019. His debut-exhibition piece, “Shiromushi (白蟲)”, which won the Grand...
Categories artisans / Ceramics
Oribe-ware and Shigaraki-ware (Sake vessels). (photo by TOBETOBEKUSA) Shigaraki Town, Kōka City is located in the southern part of Shiga Prefecture, a neighbouring prefecture of Kyoto. Driving along a narrow road barely wide enough for a single small car to pass, we arrive...
Categories artisans / Ceramics
MICHIKAWA Shozo (道川 省三) was a latecomer to the world of ceramics and did not come from a traditional background. However, this allowed him to be free of existing rules and boundaries that often hold back ideas from outside-the-box artists in Japan. Having developed...
Categories artisans / Ceramics
Born in 1945, as one of three sons of a renowned ceramic artist family in Kanazawa, it took NAKAMURA Takuo (中村 卓夫) some time to follow in his father’s footsteps. Only after discovering his own creative ideas did he enter the professional ceramic artist world....
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |