Japanese contemporary ceramics Archives

Shigaraki – Clay as Soft Power

October 26, 2022Heather

Storage jar, Muromachi period, late 14th-15th century, stoneware with natural ash glaze, Cleveland Museum of Art, John L Severance Fund, 1973

This is the first exhibition to examine the important role that Shigaraki ware ceramics played in supporting American-Japanese diplomatic relations after the Second World War. Shigaraki ware originate from one of Japan’s six ancient kilns and are characterised by earthy… Continue reading →

ARTS OF JAPAN: BROOKLYN MUSEUM

October 28, 2019Heather

Arts of Japan: Head of a Guardian, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century. Hinoki cypress wood with lacquer on cloth, pigment, rock crystal, metal, 22 56 x 26 x 35.4 cm, Brooklyn Museum, gift of Mr and Mrs Alastair B Martin, the Guennol Collection. All Photos: Brooklyn Museum

Asian Art Newspaper takes a look at the newly opened Arts of Japan gallery at Brooklyn Museum, New York, which features kimono, noh masks, teaware, Japanese prints, lacquerware, Shinto sculpture, and much more. Following a multiyear renovation and the reopening… Continue reading →

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