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100th Anniversary of Passing - Seishi Naruse
Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi
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Seishi Naruse
This exhibition was planned and organized to promote cultural collaboration between the cities of Nakatsugawa and Tajimi, located at the two ends of the Tono region, by learning from their notable predecessors in the art of ceramics.
This exhibition reinterprets the current definition of Mino ware, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Naruse Seishi, a master craftsman active in the Meiji era, and looks back on his achievements in Tajimi City as well as Nakatsugawa City, and attempts to redefine its position within Mino ware.
The works will be exhibited at both the Nakatsugawa City Naegi-Toyama Archives and Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi, and a handbook to be prepared for the exhibition will be jointly written by the curatorial staff of Nakatsugawa City, who will be asked to write the results of their research.
Seishi Naruse was born in 1845 in Nasubigawa Village, Ena County, Mino Province (present-day Nasubigawa, Nakatsugawa City). His name was Kazuroku, and at the age of 13, he became an apprentice to Rihei Shinohara, a local potter in Nasubigawa. In 1871, he moved to Tokyo and became a potter. The following year, he set up a kiln in Zojoji Temple in Shiba Ward and began painting Satsuma-yaki-style ceramics in earnest. At the time, the Japonisme and Japanese taste favored in Europe and the United States from the end of the Edo period were in vogue, and Naruse's so-called "Tokyo Satsuma" works were exported mainly from Yokohama to foreign countries. Starting with an award at the first National Industrial Exhibition held in 1877 (Meiji 10), Naruse's precision painting was highly acclaimed, winning prizes at expositions in Japan and abroad.
In 1886 (Meiji 19), Naruse returned to his hometown of Nasubigawa in search of a more serious place to produce pottery, and opened a studio, “Touhakuen." After returning to his hometown, he created "Yomeimon" modeled after Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which took about three years to complete. This work was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, U.S.A., in 1893, and received many compliments even though it was damaged in an accident during transportation, and only a portion of it was exhibited.
This exhibition focuses on "Tokyo Satsuma," a work Naruse produced in Tokyo, as well as “Yomeimon." The exhibition introduces the world of Naruse, who was introduced by E. Morse, an American collector of Japanese ceramics, as "the originator of miniature paintings on Satsuma-style ceramics," and his lifelong pursuit of beauty, along with the background of the times.
This exhibition reinterprets the current definition of Mino ware, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Naruse Seishi, a master craftsman active in the Meiji era, and looks back on his achievements in Tajimi City as well as Nakatsugawa City, and attempts to redefine its position within Mino ware.
The works will be exhibited at both the Nakatsugawa City Naegi-Toyama Archives and Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi, and a handbook to be prepared for the exhibition will be jointly written by the curatorial staff of Nakatsugawa City, who will be asked to write the results of their research.
Seishi Naruse was born in 1845 in Nasubigawa Village, Ena County, Mino Province (present-day Nasubigawa, Nakatsugawa City). His name was Kazuroku, and at the age of 13, he became an apprentice to Rihei Shinohara, a local potter in Nasubigawa. In 1871, he moved to Tokyo and became a potter. The following year, he set up a kiln in Zojoji Temple in Shiba Ward and began painting Satsuma-yaki-style ceramics in earnest. At the time, the Japonisme and Japanese taste favored in Europe and the United States from the end of the Edo period were in vogue, and Naruse's so-called "Tokyo Satsuma" works were exported mainly from Yokohama to foreign countries. Starting with an award at the first National Industrial Exhibition held in 1877 (Meiji 10), Naruse's precision painting was highly acclaimed, winning prizes at expositions in Japan and abroad.
In 1886 (Meiji 19), Naruse returned to his hometown of Nasubigawa in search of a more serious place to produce pottery, and opened a studio, “Touhakuen." After returning to his hometown, he created "Yomeimon" modeled after Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which took about three years to complete. This work was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, U.S.A., in 1893, and received many compliments even though it was damaged in an accident during transportation, and only a portion of it was exhibited.
This exhibition focuses on "Tokyo Satsuma," a work Naruse produced in Tokyo, as well as “Yomeimon." The exhibition introduces the world of Naruse, who was introduced by E. Morse, an American collector of Japanese ceramics, as "the originator of miniature paintings on Satsuma-style ceramics," and his lifelong pursuit of beauty, along with the background of the times.
Schedule | Sep 2 (Sat) 2023-Jan 28 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥320; University Students ¥210; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.tajimi-bunka.or.jp/minoyaki_museum/archives/5988 | ||||
| Venue | Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi https://www.tajimi-bunka.or.jp/minoyaki_museum/ | ||||
| Location | 1-9-27 Higashimachi, Tajimi-shi, Gifu 507-0801 | ||||
| Access | From the South exit of Tajimi Station on the JR Chuo Main and Taita lines, take the Totetsu bus and get off at Higashicho. The venue is 8 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 0572-23-1191 | ||||
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