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KEN MATSUZAKI
Represented by Pucker Gallery since 2001
BORN: 1950 in Tokyo, Japan RESIDES: Mashiko, Japan Upcoming Exhibition:
Exploring the Exquisite: Ceramics by Ken Matsuzaki
5 June - 19 July 2010
Opening Reception: 5 June 2010, 3:00 - 6:00 pm.
The artist will be present.
Most Recent Exhibition:
Burning Tradition: Ceramics by Ken Matsuzaki
14 June - 14 July 2008
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Ken Matsuzaki was born in Tokyo and received a degree in Ceramic Art from Tamagawa University School of Fine Arts, Tokyo. After graduating he moved to Mashiko in 1972 to apprentice with Tatsuzo Shimaoka (who himself had moved to Mashiko to study with Shoji Hamada). After his five year apprenticeship, Matsuzaki established his own kiln, Yuushin Gama, down the road from Shimaoka. Matsuzaki's works, as Shimaoka's, have a strong grounding in the Mingei philosophy though his approach is very contemporary, introducing a focus on the Oribe style with yohen, shino, and oribe glazing.
Works by Matsuzaki have been accepted into the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art (Illinois), The Worcester Museum of Art (Massachusetts), the Tikotin Museum (Haifa), and the Israel Museum (New York).
For more information on Ken Matsuzaki and his work please visit www.yuushin-gama.com
All works are stoneware.
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Vase 13 x 9 ½ x 9 ½”" MK516 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Vase 12 x 8 x 8" MK241 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Kisteo Vase
12 ¼ x 7 ½ x 7"
MK536 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Oribe Tea Bowl 3 ½ x 4 ¾ x 4 ½" MK552 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Vase 10 x 11 x 7 ¾”" MK506 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Tetsu Shino Tea Bowl 3 ¾ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¼" MK460 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Shino Sake Bottle 6 ¼ x 4 ½ x 4 ½" MK359 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Narumi Oribe Vase 11 ½ x 9 ¾ x 2 ½" MK401 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Shino Tea Bowl 4 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 3 ¼" MK365 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Vase 11 ½ x 5 x 4 ½” MK508 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Natural Ash Yohen Shino Vase 13 ¼ x 12 ½ x 12 ½" MK340 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Natural Ash Glaze Incense Burner 6 ½ x 4 x 4” MK22 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Natural Ash Glaze Yohen Shino Vase 17 ½ x 7 ½ x 4" MK384 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Narumi Oribe Vase 10 x 10 ¼ x 4" MK530 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Kiseto Incense Burner 5 x 5 ¾ x 5 ¾” MK538 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Vase 15 ½ x 16 x 16" MK404 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Vase 15 ½ x 13 x 13" MK501 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Vase 11 ¼ x 8 ½ x 3 ¾" MK389 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Vase 8 ¾ x 4 x 4" MK511 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Vase 14 x 7 x 4 ½" MK517 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Vase 13 x 9 ½ x 9 ½" MK515 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Water Container
7 ½ x 7 ¾ x 7 ¾" MK395 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Natural Ash Glaze Shino Square Vase 10 x 4 x 4" MK268 |
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Ken Matsuzaki
Yohen Tetsuyuu Sake Bottle
6 x 3 ¼ x 3 ¼" MK558 |
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