Set-of-four Hagi-yaki Cup #424

€160,00
By Masahiro Sakakura

Cup, Local clay with slip, ash glaze, fired in climbing-wood-kiln (Noborigama)

ca. 30ml

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Masahiro Sakakura

Masahiro Sakakura specializes in Hagi ware, a traditional pottery style from Yamaguchi Prefecture. He emphasizes the intrinsic qualities of local clay, personally excavating and refining it to highlight its unique characteristics. His creations are deeply influenced by the aesthetics of the tea ceremony, focusing on tea pottery.

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Hagi

(Yamaguchi, Japan )

Hagi-Yaki

Hagi ware, a traditional pottery from Yamaguchi Prefecture, dates back to the late 16th century when Korean potters Yi Sukkwang and Yi Kyung were brought to Japan by Lord Mori Terumoto. The first kiln was established in Matsumoto village, and by the mid-17th century, production expanded to Fukawa village, creating two main Hagi ware lineages.

Known for its simple aesthetics and unique "kannyu" glaze cracks, Hagi ware changes over time as tea seeps into the glaze, embodying the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy of beauty in imperfection.