YAKISHIME - Earth Metamorphosis
2024/8/26
Kitaoji Rosanjin, Imve ware bowl with flared mouth, 1952-57
Shimizu Mayumi, Bowl and Cups, 2015
| Where | Estuary Arts Centre, 214 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, Auckland |
| When | Tuesday 1 October - Monday 28 October 2024 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Thursday:9am to 4pm, Friday:9am to 3pm Weekends:10am to 3pm, Public Holidays:10am to 2pm |
| Admission | Free entry |
The Japan Foundation traveling exhibition “YAKISHIME – Earth Metamorphosis” has been touring the world since 2016. The exhibition introduces a part of Japan’s traditional culture by presenting the history of these distinctively Japanese yakishime wares from their origin to the present day, along with showcasing yakishime utensils used in the tea ceremony, yakishime tableware, and yakishime transformed into nonutilitarian objets d’art. Yakishime works have become an essential part of people’s daily lives, and throughout their long history, have constantly interwoven the two aspects of tradition and innovation.
“This exhibition introduces yakishime ceramics, which developed distinctively in Japan as part of its traditional culture,” says exhibition curator Mieko Iwai. “It explores the history of yakishime from its origins to the present, its use in tea wares, utensils for serving food, and its emergence as objets d’art. It will offer visitors from other cultures, unfamiliar with these simple yet profoundly tasteful ceramics, an excellent opportunity to experience a sensibility and aesthetic unique to Japan.”
“This exhibition introduces yakishime ceramics, which developed distinctively in Japan as part of its traditional culture,” says exhibition curator Mieko Iwai. “It explores the history of yakishime from its origins to the present, its use in tea wares, utensils for serving food, and its emergence as objets d’art. It will offer visitors from other cultures, unfamiliar with these simple yet profoundly tasteful ceramics, an excellent opportunity to experience a sensibility and aesthetic unique to Japan.”
YAKISHIME: Exquisite Wares Created from Clay and Fire
“Yakishime”, the simple process of forming and firing clay, may be one of the earliest known methods of producing ceramics. Fired at high temperatures, the clay binds together to form a ceramic so hard it becomes waterproof. These wares evolved in the medieval period alongside tea ceremony culture, and have been passed down through the ages to the present day. This video introduces works of yakishime and their places of production, as well as the impact yakishime utensils have had on Japanese cuisine and plants from a scientific perspective. Enjoy discovering the world of yakishime, simple yet profoundly tasteful ceramics that are also imbued with a level of practicality.
YAKISHIME: Exquisite Wares Created from Clay and Fire video playlist (subtitles are available in multiple languages)
YAKISHIME: Exquisite Wares Created from Clay and Fire video playlist (subtitles are available in multiple languages)
| YAKISHIME - 1. The History of Yakishime | YAKISHIME - 2. The Secrets of Shape | YAKISHIME - 3. Scenery |
| YAKISHIME - 4. Better Taste? | YAKISHIME - 5. Yakishime Art | YAKISHIME - 6. To the World from Japan |
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