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"The Ceramics of Kanjiro Kawai"
Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art
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Kanjiro Kawai
Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966) is one of the ceramic artists who have been attracting increasing attention in recent years due to the "Mingei" (folk art) boom. Kawai was born in Yasugi, Shimane, and entered the Ceramics Department of Tokyo Higher Technical School (now Tokyo Institute of Technology) to study ceramics. In 1914, he joined the Kyoto Municipal Ceramics Testing Institute, and in 1914, he obtained a kiln on Gojozaka in Kyoto and established himself as an independent potter, naming it "Shokei Kiln," and remained active in Kyoto until his death.
In his early years, he used a variety of glaze techniques and modeled his work after old Chinese ceramics. However, an encounter with the thinker Yanagi Muneyoshi led to the publication of "Prospectus for the Establishment of the Japan Folk Art Museum" in 1926, jointly with Yanagi and the ceramic artists Tomimoto Kenkichi and Hamada Shoji. He made a major shift in his style to a simple taste based on the "beauty of use," and became a central figure in the folk art movement. After the war, he developed sculptural ceramic work with no specific purpose.
The exhibition traces Kawai's creative activities from the beginning to the end of his career, with a focus on his previously unexhibited ceramic works.
In his early years, he used a variety of glaze techniques and modeled his work after old Chinese ceramics. However, an encounter with the thinker Yanagi Muneyoshi led to the publication of "Prospectus for the Establishment of the Japan Folk Art Museum" in 1926, jointly with Yanagi and the ceramic artists Tomimoto Kenkichi and Hamada Shoji. He made a major shift in his style to a simple taste based on the "beauty of use," and became a central figure in the folk art movement. After the war, he developed sculptural ceramic work with no specific purpose.
The exhibition traces Kawai's creative activities from the beginning to the end of his career, with a focus on his previously unexhibited ceramic works.
Schedule | Jun 18 (Sat) 2022-Aug 21 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1100, University and High School Students ¥700, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥400 | ||||
| Website | https://www.kosetsu-museum.or.jp/nakanoshima/exhibition/特別展「陶技始末―河井寬次郎の陶芸」/ | ||||
| Venue | Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art https://www.kosetsu-museum.or.jp/nakanoshima/en/ | ||||
| Location | 4F Nakanoshima Festival Tower West, 3-2-4 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0005 | ||||
| Access | Direct walk from exit 12 at Watanabebashi Station on the Keihan line, Direct walk from exit 4 at Higobashi Station on the Yotsubashi subway line, 5 minute walk from exit 7 at Yodoyabashi Station on the Midosuji subway or Keihan line. | ||||
| Phone | 06-6210-3766 | ||||
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