Japanese Ceramics by Robert Yellin
January, 2016 Tamba Ceramist NISHIHATA Tadashi by Robert Yellin Of all the Six-Ancient pottery towns in Japan, none retain the tranquil country life feel and environment as Tamba. Located…
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Tamba Ceramist NISHIHATA Tadashi by Robert Yellin Of all the Six-Ancient pottery towns in Japan, none retain the tranquil country life feel and environment as Tamba. Located in Hyogo…
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Landscapes in Clay： Masanao Kaneta by Joan B. Mirviss An eighth-generation Hagi potter, KANETA Masanao (b. 1953) has reached beyond his extended patrimony to create a truly sculptural oeuvre…
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By Joan B. Mirviss…… With a waiting list of curators and collectors that extended back several years, the much-anticipated first international exhibition of Fujikasa Satoko’s gravity-defying sculptures has completely sold…
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Kimura Moriyasu—A Universe in a Tea Bowl by Robert Yellin with photos by Ron Beimel The Japanese say that there is a universe to be found in a small…
Read moreA MOMENT IN TIME: AKIYAMA YŌ AND KITAMURA JUNKO
A MOMENT IN TIME: AKIYAMA YŌ AND KITAMURA JUNKO APRIL 27 – MAY 29, 2015 By Joan B. Mirviss I am thrilled to present the first US…
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Ceramic Artist Machiko Ogawa A solo exhibition of the work of ceramist Machiko Ogawa, entitled "Lunar Fragments," was recently shown at the Joan B Mirviss, LTD Gallery in New York. …
Read moreBizen Unchained Kakurezaki
By Robert Yellin: Kakurezaki Ryuichi's vision goes beyond the confines of traditional forms or standard Momoyama-inspired tea shapes that abound in Bizen's traditional world. His vision has helped him create…
Read moreCeledon of Kawase Shinobu
Over the past forty years, Kawase has refined his own formulas for the ideal blue-green color through extensive and meticulous testing, blending in iron oxide, yellow sand, and sometimes even magnetic powder.
Read moreKatsumi Kako A Rising Star in the Ceramics World
This is a new style of mine. Awayuki is an old way of saying of botan yuki, or a pure white spring snow. It was my intention to leave the flavor of the clay (tsuchi-aji) while applying a white feldspar glaze that resembles freshly-fallen snow.
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