AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware

  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware
  • AIZOME AMIMEHANAIKE (Flower Vase with Indigo-glazed dyeing) Arita ware

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Ceramic Feature

Aizome Amime Hanaike (藍染網目花生)

This is an Arita ware jar which Shomura-san has created.
It's a relatively tall flower vase, a wide range of flowers can be arranged.
If you want to see it in detail, please contact us.

Aizome (藍染)
In the early years, he started making "hakuji" white porcelain.
After that, he became interested in studying fantastic and vivid color tones.
Shomura-san says that it's difficult to mix the stoneware glaze for the "jiki" ceramics.
Seeing aizome dyeing works, you may feel the softness and warmth.

Akae-machi (赤絵町)
There is the district called Akae-machi along the street passing through Arita-cho.
Here, manual industry business specialized in overglaze were gathered in the Edo era.
So many overglaze enamel porcelains have been long making.
The Bankogamashoken kiln was established in 1884, and had named from the first potter's Kenkichi.
It stands near the Kakiemon-gama which is one of the most well-known pottery in Japan.

Size

Height : 28.3 cm
Diameter : 12.7 cm

Artist Introduction

KEN SHOMURA

KEN SHOMURA
(Arita artist)

Shomura-san is awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon for dedication to the pottery industry. He has a skilled dyeing technique based on the Arita ware craftsmanship.

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Price:
¥198,000 JPY