13th Edition of WAN wan ONE: Event Listing

More than 100 Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki makers each contribute a bowl, bringing together Kyoto’s skills across artistic groups and neighborhoods. After the exhibition, the works will be sold online, where they can be viewed through 360 degrees.

A universe in the palm of your hand. Around 60 ceramic artists from Kyoto explore their own visions of beauty and convey the appeal of exquisitely crafted sake vessels. Find your favorite among more than 100 works.

A joint project by Waseda University’s Yogo Laboratory and Ritsumeikan University’s Kidachi Laboratory presents panels and videos combining memories of Kyo-yaki before and after World War II with records such as 3D measurements of Kyoto-style climbing kilns preserved into recent years.

Many ceramic artists remembered as legends were active around Gojozaka and Chawanzaka in the Showa 20s (1945–1954). Their diverse work is introduced alongside stories from their surviving families.

Exhibiting artists: Haruo Inoue, Kanjiro Kawai, Rokubei Kiyomizu V, Rokuwa Kiyomizu, Yuzo Kondo, Uichi Shimizu, Yasuo Hayashi, Tadao Morisato, and others.

Tea bowls designed and painted by pupils and students in the tea ceremony club at Higashiyama Kaiseikan are exhibited.

Works made in eighth- and ninth-grade art classes are exhibited. Enjoy the individual creations of students living in the birthplace of Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki.

This year, members of Kokokai of the Saga Goryu school will arrange flowers. By placing flowers in old vases and unfinished flower vessels left at the kiln workshop, we hope to bring back something of the bustle that once filled the long-dormant climbing kiln.

Forms that bring out the nature of clay itself: this is one of the distinctive qualities passed down from Uichi to the present day. Such shaping is called tsuchinari, and this exhibition presents works that express this quality.

Aoi Motoba is a graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts. Her work combines the inherent appeal of earthenware with a feminine gentleness.

Dining-space coordinators have arranged works by Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki artists. Enjoy a variety of Japanese and Western hospitality settings inspired by autumn foliage. Works by the artists can also be purchased at the venue.

A modular tea house using wooden units, developed by a team from the Design and Architecture field at Kyoto Institute of Technology, is exhibited. On tea-service days, the university’s tea ceremony club will serve tea inside the tea house.

An informal exchange of views based on the exhibition and presentations for The Kilns of Gojozaka.

A gallery tour introduces the exhibited works alongside stories from the artists’ surviving families. The organizers will answer questions as they guide participants through the exhibition.

A talk event related to the Legends Exhibition. Relatives of the exhibiting artists will take the stage to explore and share accounts of the Showa 20s (1945–1954) from the perspective of this neighborhood.

Guests: Takahiro Kondo, Tatsuo Morisato, and others.

A one-day tea gathering using ceramic tea utensils will be held at Tan’an Tea House on the grounds of Kyoto National Museum.

With cooperation from Yuichi Ikai, Hirokazu Ichikawa, Kazuyoshi Okamoto, Jun Kawajiri, Rokubei Kiyomizu, Yasuko Koizumi, Tousai Sawamura, Yasutaka Shimizu, Ganka Takagi, Yuko Hayashi, Masakazu Hoki, Tatsuo Morisato, Tosai Yamada, Rakunyu Yoshimura, and others.

A festival will be held to give thanks to Shoki, the deity believed to ward off evil who stands on roof tiles. Shoki-themed goods will also be sold at Gojo Green Tea Stand from November 2 (Sat) to 5 (Tue).

Bowls by ceramic artists working mainly in Kyoto will be displayed in the lobby, and a special tea gathering will also be held.

Usucha (thin matcha) will be served in tea bowls made by Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki artists.

“Perhaps I have left myself behind in the busyness of everyday life.” “What do I like? What do I want to do?” Listening to our own inner voices, we put brush to paper.

Explore the heart of Kyoto's pottery tradition with a special event-exclusive tour. Includes: visits to select galleries and a walking tour of Gojozaka, hands-on pottery-making experience, bento lunch in a traditional Japanese house, and an optional sake tasting served in locally crafted ceramics.

The tour is conducted primarily in English.

An upcycling workshop led by Kyoto University of the Arts’ Higashiyama Traditional Craftspeople’s Town Project. Participants use offcuts from traditional craft workshops in Higashiyama Ward to make badges and scented sachets.

A workshop with contemporary ceramic artist Jun Kawajiri. Use hand-building techniques to make one bowl, such as a tea vessel or a serving bowl. Please collect your piece at the university after firing.