NEWS] The 3rd Hagiyaki Art Exhibition by 8 Elite Artists

Artists from Nagato City who exhibited this time

Masahiro Sakakura, Shinbei Sakakura Kiln Takao Tahara, Tahara Tohei Koubou

Location

Ube Izutsuya 4th Floor Event Space 1-6-300836-35-8100 Tokiwa-machi, Ube City, Yamaguchi 755-0031 Japan

session (of a legislature)

Wednesday, May 25 - Monday, May 30, 2016 (2016)

Business Hours

10:00-18:30 *Close at 16:00 on the last day

Scheduled Artist Visits

Masahiro Sakakura, Shinbei Sakakura Kiln May 25 (Wed), 27 (Fri), 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun) Takao Tahara, Tohei Tahara Studio May 25 (Wed), 26 (Thu), 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun), 30 (Mon)

History of Hagiyaki Ware in Nagato City

The kiln was opened in 1604 by the war lord Mori as an official kiln of the Hagi clan. About half a century later, with the permission of the clan, some of the craftsmen moved to Fukagawa Minose, Nagato City, and built a kiln there. During the Edo period, Hagi was called "Matsumoto-yaki" and Nagato was called "Fukagawa (Minose)-yaki," and although Fukagawa-yaki was the official kiln, "self-yaki" for business was permitted, making it a kiln closer to the common people. The tradition has been passed down through the generations, and there are currently four kilns in Fukagawa Minose, Nagato City, that have been in operation for more than 350 years. This exhibition features the works of two young and spirited artists from two of these kilns, Tahara Tohei Koubou and Sakakura Shinbei Kiln.