YAKISHIME – Earth Metamorphosis

Yakishime, firing unglazed wares at high temperatures, is said to be one of the most basic means to produce ceramics. The tradition embodied in these primordial wares continues unbroken to this day. This exhibition focuses on Yakishime wares, as part of Japan’s traditional culture, and presents their history from the earliest examples to the present through Yakishime tea vessels, food vessels, and works that are transformations of Yakishime into non-utilitarian objets d’art, aiming to provide an excellent opportunity to communicate this distinctively Japanese sensibility and aesthetic to the people abroad.

Curator
Mieko Iwai （Curator, Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art）

Planning Assistance
Tomokazu Hirai

Sections
Introduction: The birth of Yakishime / Section 1: Yakishime as Tea Wares / Section 2: Washoku and Yakishime / Section 3: Yakishime as Objet d’Art

Dates

2026 first semester Kuwait *TBC

2025 second semester India *TBC

2025 first semester Taiwan *TBC

November 23, 2024 - January 19, 2025
Whirinaki Whare Taonga（Upper Hutt, New Zealand)

October 1 - 28, 2024
Estuary Arts Centre（Auckland, New Zealand)

August 22 - September 6, 2024
Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA)（Iloilo, Philippines)

July 4 - 31, 2024
Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M)（Manila, Philippines)

June 10- 30, 2024
Embassy of Japan in Nepal (Kathmandu, Nepal)

February 15 - 29, 2024
Pakistan National Council of Art (Islamabad, Pakistan)

January 25 - February 7, 2024
State Bank of Pakistan, Museum (Karachi, Pakistan)

October 7 - November 26, 2023
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Gallery, Khon Kaen University (Khon Kaen, Thailand)

August 25 - September 26, 2023
Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (Bangkok, Thailand)

July 12 - 29, 2023
The Japan Foundation, Yangon (Yangon, Myanmar)

April 26 - May 14, 2023
Diem Phung Thi Art Museum (Hue, Vietnam)

April 4 - April 20, 2023
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (Hanoi, Vietnam)

See past exhibition schedule

Photo of Shiro Tsujimura, Fresh-water jar
Shiro Tsujimura, Fresh-water jar, 2015

Photo of Yuho Kaneshige, Tea bowl
Yuho Kaneshige, Tea bowl, 2015

Photo of Mayumi Shimizu, Bowl and Cups
Mayumi Shimizu, Bowl and Cups, 2015

Photo of Jun Isezaki, Kurochohozara (Black rectangular dish)
Jun Isezaki, Kurochohozara (Black rectangular dish), 2015

Photo of Tsubusa Kato, Vase Kawakomaki Shime Jar
Tsubusa Kato, Vase Kawakomaki Shime Jar, 1993

Photo of Yu Fujiwara, Vase with ruiza bossed decoration, Bizen type
Yu Fujiwara, Vase with ruiza bossed decoration, Bizen type, 1985-88

Photo of Akira Wada, AFTER RAINS COMES THE SUN
Akira Wada, AFTER RAINS COMES THE SUN, 2015

Photo of Ryuichi Kakurezai, So (Pair)
Ryuichi Kakurezai, So (Pair) 2015

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