MASTER PIECES Eleven Modern Japanese Ceramicists
Kitaōji Rosanjin , Kawai Kanjirō , Ishiguro Munemaro , Arakawa Toyozō , Shōji Hamada , Kaneshige Tōyō , Okabe Mineo , Matsui Kosei , Kamoda Shōji , Kuriki Tatsusuke , Raku Jikinyū (Kichizaemon XV)
MASTER PIECES showcases sixteen works by eleven significant Japanese ceramicists from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, spanning a hundred years of artistic practice. The exhibition brings together artists rarely seen outside Japan, each of whom developed a distinct approach to clay, influenced by Japanese ceramic traditions while forging personal paths. Their connection lies in a dedication to exploring the potential of the medium, resulting in works chosen for their quality, rarity, and insight into individual practices.
Presenting an extraordinary range of Japanese ceramics, the show features transformations of historic techniques alongside radical individual expressions in form, surface, pattern, and material. The exhibition offers a chance to engage with artists of exceptional distinction, encouraging a closer look at the ideas, knowledge, and individuality embedded in works that illuminate a century of invention and achievement in the field.