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Current events
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Expressions in Ceramics by Four Artists
These four artists in their 40s usher in a new wave in contemporary ceramics. More »
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Katsue Ibata Exhibition
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Koichi Uchida “Sarugaku Continued”
Displaying and selling two-dimensional works incorporating ceramics and other materials. These works are based on the artist’s aesthetic studies on travels around the world.More »
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Mingei – Another Kind of Art
The exhibition will feature over 150 traditional and contemporary “mingei” folk-craft items, primarily from the Japan Folk Crafts Museum’s collection, selected by Naoto Fukasawa, the director of both 21_21...More »
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Yu Okada: 50 Years of Ceramics
Ceramicist Yu Okada has been working for 50 years, bringing fresh expressions to the traditional colors and glazes of Hagi ware. Previous and new works are introduced.More »
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Takahiro Imai + Yuto Miyazawa Exhibition
Exhibiting the work of multi-media sculptor Takahiro Imai and ceramicist Yuto Miyazawa, both of whom worked at Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya for several years and are currently practicing artists. More »
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Cheren-bel Exhibition
Cheren-bel is an ongoing series of pottery for everyday life by ceramicist Naotsugu Yoshida and illustrator Kaoru Yoshida.More »
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Makoto Orui “Ceramic Works #2”
All of Makoto Orui’s ceramics are unique due to the unexpected effects of their burning and glazing. Their imperfect shapes, a far cry from those of mass-produced objects, imbue them with the warmth of...More »
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“New Material Research Laboratory・— New Material × Old Material”
This special exhibition introduces ten years of achievements by the New Material Research Laboratory (NMRL), co-established by internationally acclaimed artist Hiroshi Sugimoto and architect Tomoyuki Sakakida...More »
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Best of Museum Collection Part 1: Red and White Plum Blossoms (National Treasure)
Created during the Edo-period painter’s late years, the National Treasure “Red and White Plum Blossoms” is Korin Ogata’s masterpiece that defines Japanese art. It showcases the finest techniques of creation...More »
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The 18th Future of Creation by Miyata Ryohei: Kogei Is…
The “Future of Creation” series takes a distinctive theme and embodies a trend now in the making. Japanese kogei, often translated as “artisan crafts” or “art crafts,” has evolved uniquely in the course...More »
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Munemi Yorigami “Re-Creations”
“Re-Creations” refers to Munemi Yorigami’s unique ceramic style, which involves a sort of scrap-and-build process—create, destroy, kiln-fire, join and re-create. He began to develop this style in 1983...More »
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Direct Perception by Soetsu Yanagi
Soetsu Yanagi was among the first scholars to draw attention to the beauty of Korea’s Joseon folk ceramics, the wood statues of the folk artist Mokujiki, and Japanese “mingei” folk crafts. It was his “direct...More »
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Early Imari: Looking to the Continent
Imari ware was the first porcelain produced in Japan. According to an important historical record, its history began when Japanese forces, following an invasion of the Korean peninsula (1592-1597), returned...More »
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Shinobu Kawase: 50 Years of Celadon Making
Shinobu Kawase (b. 1950) is a 10th-generation ceramics artist who specializes in celadon porcelain known for its clean lines and deep shades of blue. This exhibition looks back on the artist’s five decades...More »
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Sometsuke – The Flowering World of Blue and White Ceramics
Sometsuke, or blue and white ware, are ceramics on which underglaze designs are applied in blue, on white background. Together with the charm of the pure blue color, there is also a functional advantage...More »
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All-Stars of the Okada Collection: Masterworks of Korin, Jakuchu, Hokusai, Ru Ware Kilns
This exhibition marks the Okada Museum Of Art’s fifth anniversary and will present the best of its collection as the culmination of its activities since 2013. It brings together star artists who have been...More »
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Taizo Kuroda: White Porcelain
The white porcelain of ceramicist Taizo Kuroda possesses a strength full of tension while simultaneously exuding a quiet calm. This will be the first museum exhibition devoted exclusively to this international...More »
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Guimet Room Inaugural Exhibition “Small Chamber of Curiosities”
The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) has received in donation from the city of Lyon in France six antique showcases related to Émile Guimet (1836-1918), famous as a collector of Asian...More »
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MADE IN UMUT - The University of Tokyo Collection
Since its foundation in 1877, the University of Tokyo has accumulated a considerable scientific and cultural heritage. Such historical specimens are most certainly an important heritage from the past....More »
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Picasso Collection
Having renovated its wing dedicated to Picasso, the Hakone Open Air Museum revisits its collection of more than 300 works by the 20th century Spanish master with a focus on his ceramics.More »
Permanent events
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Permanent Exhibitions
Art Factory Jonanjima is home to three permanent exhibitions: “Kimiyo Mishima Installation Work 1984-2014” Focusing on Mishima’s installations from the 1980s, this display features 13 works in an...More »
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Picasso Pavilion
The Hakone Open-Air Museum’s Picasso Collection consists of a substantial number of Picasso’s ceramic creations, purchased from his eldest daughter Maya Picasso, as well as his paintings, prints, sculptures,...More »
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Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
Works, studies, sketches, ceramics, kimonos, artworks by friends, letters, bamboo crafts, and other belongings of Yokoyama Taikan are on display. Exhibits will change every three months. Closed during...More »