E-Yakimono

Greetings from Mishima, It's been a decade since I started writing my Japan Times 'Ceramic Scene' column and about half of that for our web sites at www.japanesepottery.com and www.e-yakimono.net I've decided to enter the blog world to share and update information on the ever-expanding world of Japanese ceramics whenever news or interesting exhibitions appear.. Thanks much as always for your interest and let the blog journey begin! Best, Robert

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Where's the Hagi?




I just don't get it; why take one of Japan's greatest Tea potting names and then produce high heels? Golden chawan? And vases that would be censored in today's USA, too erotic some may say. I just don't 'get' Miwa KyusetsuXII, and I'm sure he feels the same about me. Anyway, the man is a genius, that is a given for the shere output and variety of his ceramic art, yet where's the Hagi? Read a column I wrote in the Japan Times some years back http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fc20031210ry.html or if you're lucky--and brave--enough, go see his current exhibition in Okayama at Tenmaya unitil Dec.11th.

posted by Robert Yellin @ 2:24 PM