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

  • 2024 first semester Pakistan *TBC
  • October 6 - 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)
  • December 9, 2022 - January 13, 2023
    Al-Biruni Gallery, Al-Faradli Gallery, UiTM Seri Iskandar (Perak State, Malaysia)
  • October 17 - November 18, 2022
    MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  • July 4 - 22, 2022
    Gallery Central (Perth, Australia)
  • March 7 - 28, 2022
    Turkmenistan Museum of Fine Arts (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)
  • August 17 - September 17, 2021
    Archaeological Museum in Zadar (Zadar, Croatia)
  • June 19 - July 24, 2021
    Virovitica City Museum (Virovitica, Croatia)
  • April 27 - May 27, 2021
    Vukovar City Museum (Vukovar, Croatia)
  • February 12 - March 15, 2021
    Archaeological Museum of Istria, Sacred Hearts Gallery (Pula, Croatia)
  • November 10 - December 6, 2020
    The State Museum of Oriental Art (Volgograd, Russia)
  • September 14 - October 11, 2020
    State Museum of Urban Sculpture, New Exhibition Hall (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

See past exhibition schedule

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

Photo of Shiro Tsujimura, Fresh-water jar
Shiro Tsujimura, Fresh-water jar, 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 Kyoko Tokumaru, Shukuenjima – The blessing fire island”
Kyoko Tokumaru, Shukuenjima – The blessing fire island, 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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