This exhibition displays works by third-generation rakuyaki ceramic maker Choraku Ogawa. The event is a celebration of the 30th anniversary since he took over the family business. Originally from Kyoto, rakuyaki ware is hand-moulded glazed earthenware pottery that’s used mainly in tea ceremonies.
Ogawa’s creations are inspired by the themes of waka and haiku poems, including Fujiwara no Toshinari’s famous Matsushima poems in ‘Shinkokin-wakashu’, poems about Kyoto’s beautiful Arashiyama district in Fujiwara no Kinto’s ‘Shui-wakashu’, and the works of poet and monk Saigyo.
At this exhibition, you can see about 70 tea bowls and vases inspired by a three-year journey from Cape Tappi in Aomori prefecture to Kurono-Seto in Kagoshima prefecture. You can even buy your favourite ones on the spot.
For more information, check the event’s official website (in Japanese only). The event takes place at the art gallery on the sixth floor of Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store from 10am to 4pm each day (until 5pm on the last day).