4. Contemporary Japan

1Thursday, March 22, 2012

traditionsand transitions:

The ceramics art of japan


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traditionsand transitions:

The ceramics art of japan日本



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BALANCING

MEDICINE IN MEDICINE

TRUTH IN TRUTH

PHYSICAL& MIND

NATURESOUL & CHI

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ALTERNATIVE

INTEGRATE

TRADITIONAL

INSPIRATION

TECHNIQUE IN TECHNIQUE

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MEDICINE IN MEDICINE

TRUTH IN TRUTH

PHYSICAL& MIND

NATURESOUL & CHI

NOT ALWAYSTRUTH

INCLUSIVE

ALTERNATIVE

INTEGRATE

TRADITIONAL

INSPIRATION

TECHNIQUE IN TECHNIQUE

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wabisabi



of accepting the natural cycle of growth,...



decay...22Thursday, March 22, 2012


and death.23Thursday, March 22, 2012


its seeing beauty in unusual places...24Thursday, March 22, 2012


its an unspoken concept...that can’t be fully explained by words



bizen27Thursday, March 22, 2012



The aesthetics of japanese pottery embody the spirit of wabi sabi.


sams29Thursday, March 22, 2012

samsflea markets



aged wood 30Thursday, March 22, 2012


rice paper31Thursday, March 22, 2012


wabisabi celebrates cracks and crevices, and other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind....



wabisabireminds us that we all but transient beings on this planet - that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in he process of returning to the dust from which we came.



by Ryou Kunihiko mMusic by namida no Pavane 34Thursday, March 22, 2012

by Ryou Kunihiko mMusic by namida no Pavane 34Thursday, March 22, 2012







wabisabi is an aesthetic philosophy and a way of seeing the world.


Pottery Making Regions of

Japan


anagama39Thursday, March 22, 2012


traditional kilnsanagama & noborigama


traditional kilnsanagama & noborigama




Traditional Japanese Glazes


shino44Thursday, March 22, 2012








tenmoku45Thursday, March 22, 2012








celadon46Thursday, March 22, 2012












ohata khaki tessha47Thursday, March 22, 2012




Oribe48Thursday, March 22, 2012








Pottery Centers of Japan



TSUBOYA



ARITA

TSUBOYA



KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



BIZENHAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



BIZEN

TAMBA

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBASHIGARAKI

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

KUTANI

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

KUTANI

MINO

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



TOKONAME

KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

KUTANI

MINO

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



SETO

TOKONAME

KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

KUTANI

MINO

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA



MASHIKO

SETO

TOKONAME

KYOTO

BIZEN

TAMBA

ECHIZEN

SHIGARAKI

KUTANI

MINO

HAGI

KARATSU

ARITA

TSUBOYA


Arita50Thursday, March 22, 2012

arita51Thursday, March 22, 2012




mino55Thursday, March 22, 2012

mino shino56Thursday, March 22, 2012

mino setaguro57Thursday, March 22, 2012


mino oribe59Thursday, March 22, 2012

mino60Thursday, March 22, 2012

mashiko61Thursday, March 22, 2012






tokoname67Thursday, March 22, 2012


tokoname





tsuboya73Thursday, March 22, 2012



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seto79Thursday, March 22, 2012








Bizen87Thursday, March 22, 2012




hagi91Thursday, March 22, 2012

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shigaraki100Thursday, March 22, 2012



Tamba103Thursday, March 22, 2012

tamba104Thursday, March 22, 2012







Hamada, Yanagi and the Mingei111Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Soetsu Yanagi126Thursday, March 22, 2012


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Soetsu Yanagi 柳

The founder and first director of the Mingeikan Museum.


Soetsu Yanagi 柳


The driving force behind the Mingei (Folk Craft) Movement,


Soetsu Yanagi 柳


The driving force behind the Mingei (Folk Craft) Movement,

The acclaimed author of the classic book The Unknown Craftsman, which was translated by his English collaborator Bernard Leach.


The chief characteristic of handcrafts is that they maintain by their very nature a direct link with the human heart, so that the work

always partakes of a human quality.

- Soetsu Yanagi, The Unknown Craftsman


Yanagis Residence129Thursday, March 22, 2012


The term Mingei means "folk crafts."


The term Mingei means "folk crafts." It was coined in 1926 by Yanagi along with potters Shoji Hamada and Kawai Kanjiro when they established the nationwide Mingei Movement.


mingei131Thursday, March 22, 2012


These are the words that Yanagi used to described the beauty of

Mingei...


wholesome133Thursday, March 22, 2012

honest134Thursday, March 22, 2012

innocent135Thursday, March 22, 2012


fRee137Thursday, March 22, 2012

simple138Thursday, March 22, 2012

pure139Thursday, March 22, 2012

mingei • Yanagi found beauty in objects for ordinary, everyday use - those created by nameless and unknown craftsmen.

• He described these objects made by the common people as “beyond beauty and ugliness”.

• He believed a criterion for establishing what is meingiis a quality called the "Eternal Now," a state in which all dual distinctions, such as old and new, are eliminated.



Mingei 民芸

•Yanagi's said "The name of the museum is not mere words.

•It stands for the arts of the people, returned to the people."


Handcrafted art of the ordinary people


Handcrafted art of the ordinary people• • Yanagi theorized that the arduous repetition of work brought

total disengagement of self; no hesitation, anxiety, or ambition in creation.

•Submissive reliance on tariki (other power) or the "Greater Power" resulted in the production of warm items through the medium of man.

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•Yanagi described tradition as the accumulation of wisdom and experience a "Given Power" that enabls the individual to "produce work of astonishing merit with the utmost ease."


• made by anonymous crafts people

• produced by hand in quantity

• inexpensive

• used by the masses

• functional in daily life

•representative of the regions in which they were produced.





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Ainu Robe, Hokkaido, Cotton and Silk, Edo Period, 19th Century

6 Coat

Half-Coat (Haori) with web patterndeerskin, Edo Period, 18th Century


Hokkaido4 Ainu Robe, CottonEdo Period, 19th Century

Coat (Haori) Made from deerskinEdo Period, 19th Century


Wood Statue Bodhisattvaby Mokujiki Shonin (1718-1810)

Lacquer BowlEdo Period, 17th Century


Bamboo Basket From Kyoto AreaEdo Period, 19th Century

Glass WareEdo Period, 18th Century


Straw RaincoatShowa Period, 20th Century

Back Cushion(Farmer's protective back piece) Showa Period, 20th Century


iron potedo period, 19th century

Period, 20th Century

DollEdo Period, 19th Century


Leather BoxEdo Period, 19th

bamboo falcon bait containerEdo Period, 18th Century



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Japanese Ceramics


Ronsanjin178Thursday, March 22, 2012

"Born alone, will die alone; come alone, will be gone alone; study alone, walk alone."

Ronsanjin 北大路魯山人 179Thursday, March 22, 2012


Ronsanjin 北大路魯山人


Ronsanjin 北大路魯182Thursday, March 22, 2012

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• . His body of work includes calligraphy, carvings, paintings,

lacquerware, ceramics, and gold art.


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Isamu Noguchi188Thursday, March 22, 2012



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•Tatsuzo Shimaoka


http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/shimaoka-tatsuzo-er.html

http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/shimaoka-tatsuzo-er.html


Keshiki


http://mcgyakimono.blogspot.com/2010/10/keshiki-landscape-of-pot.html



Brendan Lee Tang


Brendan Lee Tang


Brendan Lee Tang


Brendan Lee Tang210Thursday, March 22, 2012

Brendan Lee Tang

“In his Manga Ormolu

series Tang enters the dialogue on contemporary

culture, technology and globalization through a

fabricated relationship between ceramic tradition (using the

form of Chinese Ming dynasty vessels) and

techno-Pop Art. ”


Katsumata Chieko





Mishima Kimiyo


Tokuda Yasokichi III


Sakurai Yasuko


Harada Shûroku


Fujioka Shuhei


Hamada Shoji


Ajiki Hiro




Kaneta Masanao



Nishihata Tadashi



mizusashi


Hiroyuki Wakimoto

Hiroyuki Wakimoto


Hiroyuki Wakimoto


Hiroyuki Wakimoto


Hiroyuki Wakimoto


Hiroyuki Wakimoto





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