Imari ware, which is representative of Japan, has beautiful patterns and is easy to handle,
and the Ko-Imari group of pieces produced in the Edo period are in particularly high demand and very popular.
The Ko-Imari ware introduced this time is a plate with a design of octopus arabesque, pine, bamboo and plum, with ‘Taimeisei’ written on the reverse side of the plate.
With a diameter of 24 cm, it is an easy-to-handle size.
Imari ware, Japan’s first porcelain, was completed in the early Edo period.
It is a common theory that it was made by Korean potters, but it was in China that the world’s first dyed porcelain was produced, which was the basis for this.
It was called ‘Seika’, meaning ‘blue flower’, because it was painted blue on a white ground.
Blue-and-white” is said to have been established at the Jingdezhen kilns in the late Yuan dynasty (1351),
Later, those made during the Chenghua years of the Ming dynasty were considered to be the best in terms of quality.
The text means ‘made during the reign of the great Ming Emperor Chenghua’, but as an admiration for the blue-and-white porcelain of this period,
it was also used in China during the late Ming dynasty and in Japan when it was first fired in Japan.
It is said that the writing on the vessels also began to appear afterwards.
In the Jikoh shop, we have many such pieces of Ko-Imari ware, so please have a look at them.
The item introduced here is a Hagi tea container made by Kyusetsu Miwa X. Kyusetsu Miwa X is a representative Hagi ware artist and a living national treasure together with his younger brother Kyusetsu XI (Jusetsu). His grandfather, Sessan, persuaded him that a craftsman does not need learning, and he left Hagi Junior High School after two years to study pottery making under his father, Sessando IX, and engage in the family business. At his grandfather’s urging, he also trained in the tea ceremony and chanting, and became a cultured person.
This hagi tea caddy has an imposing presence, but at the same time exudes the gentle style that is characteristic of Kyuwa. The color and texture of this piece are both very good.
The item presented here is a work by Mitsuyoshi Kimura.
He is the grandson of Ichiro Kimura, a well-known Mashiko pottery artist and the third generation of the Mashiko kiln.
Shinshasoubunsentsubo , a red glaze containing copper as a colouring agent.
It is characterised by a red pattern abstracted from grasses, with white glaze in places, creating a heavy yet dynamic landscape.
Now on sale at the Jikoh shop.
~Mitsuyoshi Kimura Biography~
Born in 1970 in Mashiko, the home of Ichiro Kimura and Mitsuru Kimura.
Began working with his father, Mitsuru Kimura, in 1993.
Became independent after the death of his father in 1998. Held the ‘Mashiko Kiln Four-person Exhibition’ at Isetan, Matsudo,
1999 (Heisei 11) Held the ‘Mashiko Kiln Three Generations Exhibition’ at the Ueno Department Store in Utsunomiya City, adding his own works to those of Ichiro Kimura and Mitsuru Kimura.
In 2000, held a two-person ceramic dyeing exhibition at Isetan, Matsudo, and a family exhibition at Utsunomiya Ueno Department Store.