Programs

Each participating Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki artist presents a bowl, bringing together the diverse craftsmanship and techniques of Kyoto ceramics. More than 100 artists take part. After the exhibition, the works will be available through the online shop, with a 360-degree view of each piece.

As a related feature, creative tea bowls by faculty of the China Academy of Art, imbued with East Asian aesthetics, are also on display.

A tea gathering held at Tan'an, a traditional tea room located within the Kyoto National Museum grounds. The gathering will primarily use ceramic tea utensils.

Please note that Tan’an can only be accessed through the East Gate.

A universe in the palm of your hand.

Around 70 ceramic artists from Kyoto explore their own visions of beauty through exquisitely crafted sake cups.

Find your favorite among more than 100 works.

Featuring works by 18 local female ceramic artists, each bringing her own sensibility to the theme of tea time. Participating artists (in Japanese syllabary order): Tae Uesaka, Anna Ijiri, Natsumi Kato, Mika Kyotani, Yasuko Koizumi, Anna Toki, Kanako Naito, Mie Nohara, Yuko Hayashi, Yoshimi Azuma, Sosen Hiyama, Masae Fukuoka, Asami Maeda, Madoka Wakunami, Noriko Yamakawa, Mitsuko Yamamoto, Mieko Yagi, Mizuki Yoshida.

Part 1: A lecture by Kazunobu Nakanodo (art historian; Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University of the Arts), "Ceramics in Kyoto: The Kariganeya Brothers—Kenzan Ogata and His Elder Brother Korin Ogata."

Part 2: A panel discussion on how WAN wan ONE came into being, with Mr. Nakanodo, Mr. Ikai, and others. Held in Japanese.

In Taisho-era Gojozaka, new possibilities for ceramics were explored at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, craft and fine art, and artisanship and artistic expression. Contemporary ceramic artists imagine returning to that era and ask, “What would I create?” This exhibition presents the works they made in response.

Although Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki are known for their elegance, ceramics for scientific and electromagnetic applications were also actively produced from the Meiji period onward, particularly around the time of World War I. This exhibition explores their contribution to industrial modernization.

Speakers: Professor Masaaki Kidachi (Faculty of Letters, Ritsumeikan University) and Associate Professor Takuma Yogo (Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University).

A screening of a documentary on Kanjiro Kawai's first overseas exhibition, followed by a talk with Michele Bambling (Japan Society) and Tamae Sagi (Kanjiro Kawai's House). Held in Japanese.

Organized by JAPAN-US ARTISTRY ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION (JUAAA); co-organized by Nihonmatsu Gakuin.

My father, Tadao Morisato, was active in the Sodeisha group seventy years ago.

His works are being exhibited for the first time in several decades.

Some pieces have been damaged after being kept in poor conditions, but I hope visitors will sense the creative energy of that time.

An exhibition by Utsuwa Danshi, a group of ceramic artists based in Kyoto. Enjoy their distinctive vessels—easy to use and increasingly full of character with every use.

High school students: join our clay sculpture competition! The theme is announced on the day. Entries are judged on campus and prizes are awarded to the best works. Selected works are planned to be exhibited on campus.

Finished pieces can be collected at the university at a later date or shipped with shipping charges payable on delivery. Please bring your own lunch.

More than fifteen works by pottery class participants will be displayed. The ceramic plaques feature reliefs of seasonal celebrations and flowers and plants from each season. Their frames are also made using hand-building techniques.

With support from shops and residents along Shibutani Street, artworks made by people from Nazuna Gakuen, Komatsudani Nursery School, and the local community are displayed outdoors. Indoors, visitors can buy assorted goods, cookies, and vegetables, and enjoy coffee and cake at Nazuna Cafe.