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ONDA YAKI
NIHON MINGEI YAKIMONO
Represented by Pucker Gallery since 2002
Recent Exhibitions:
Keeping Tradition: The Ceramic Art of Onda
23 January through 8 March 2010
Onda Yaki: Japanese Folk Ceramics
31 March 2007 - 22 April 2007
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| In his search for true Mingei pottery, the Japanese philosopher Soetsu Yanagi discovered the community of Onda Sarayama on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Onda Sarayama (Japanese for "Plate Mountain") was founded as a potting community in 1705. Little has changed about the process and aesthetics of ceramic production in Onda since that time. Currently, ten of the fourteen families inhabiting the area participate in pottery production; the eldest son is the only person who can throw the pottery, the clay is dug from nearby sources, a water powered clay pounder still operates twenty-four hours a day, glazes are made from local materials, and all pieces are still fired in a noborigama (climbing kiln). This community of potter-families works together to create traditional, iron rich, stoneware functional pieces. There is a strong focus on slip decoration via brushwork, chattering and dripping with a free and energetic approach.
Works from this community of potters have recently been accepted into the Duxbury Art Complex (Massachusetts) and the Sackler Museum at Harvard (Massachusetts).
The Gallery is proud to bring this tradition to the Boston area.
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Onda Yaki
Large Plate
stoneware
3 ½ x 16 x 16"
ON972 |
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Onda Yaki
Hake Sun Sara
Plate
stoneware
2 x 9 ½ x 9 ½" each
ON954-ON957 |
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Onda Yaki
Mizusashi
Small Pitcher
stoneware
6 x 6 x 4" each
ON1016, 1017, 1036, 1037 |
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Onda Yaki
Lidded Jar
stoneware
17 ½ x 12 x 12"
ON864 |
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Onda Yaki
Igou Tokuri
Bottles
stoneware
4 x 2 ¼ x 2 ¼" each
ON894-907 |
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Onda Yaki
Slender Jar
stoneware
14 ¾ x 8 ½ x 8 ½"
ON865 |
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Onda Yaki
Aoyu Syaku Sara
Large Plate
stoneware
3 ½ x 16 x 16"
ON1002 |
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Onda Yaki
Ameshironagashi Suirenbachi
Large Jar
stoneware
9 ¾ x 16 ¾ x 16 ¾"
ON910 |
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Onda Yaki
Kuroyu Goutu Ogame
Large Jar
stoneware
17 x 15 ½ x 15 ½"
ON932 |
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Onda Yaki
Shironagashi Itotsubo
Lidded Jar
stoneware
17 x 15 x 15"
ON914 |
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Onda Yaki
Nukitobikanna Totsubo
Lidded Jar
stoneware
17 ½ x 13 x 13"
ON933 |
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Onda Yaki
Ameyu To Game
Middle Jar
stoneware
17 x 7 ½ x 7 ½"
ON1000 |
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