14th Edition of WAN wan ONE: Event Listing

This year’s main exhibition was held at Kyoto Ceramic Center. The 14th exhibition presented more than 100 tea bowls by artists working in Kyoto, offering a wide variety of works to view.

A defining feature of the WAN wan ONE Exhibition is the gathering in one place of tea bowls by many artists. It was an opportunity to experience the full appeal of Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki.

A universe in the palm of your hand.

Around 70 ceramic artists from Kyoto explore their own visions of beauty and convey the appeal of exquisitely crafted sake vessels.

Find your favorite sake vessel among more than 100 works.

“Stories that Color the Four Seasons”

The Kinki Branch of the Table & Food Coordinate Association arranged works by young Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki artists.

Enjoy a variety of stories that color the four seasons, created through seasonal arrangements of vessels.

Works by the artists can also be purchased at the venue.

An exhibition highlighting the history of Gojozaka and Chawanzaka in the Showa era and the legendary ceramic artists who led that period.

Planned in three chapters covering the beginning of Showa, Showa 20–29 and Showa 30–39, this final chapter focuses on Showa 30–39 (1955–1964).

Through masterpieces by Kanjiro Kawai, Rokubei Kiyomizu VI, Yuzo Kondo and Kazuo Yagi, we reconsider local history and aesthetics from a community perspective and explore their transmission to the future.

Cups made through exchanges in which pupils at Higashiyama Special Needs School taught students from the Faculty of Human Development and Education at Kyoto Women's University how to make cups, paint them and apply glazes are on display.

Enjoy the works created in this friendly atmosphere.

Food is served on Kiyomizu-yaki vessels at CICON’s restaurant, bakery and rooftop bar. Order from the limited menu to enjoy food on vessels made by Kyoto ceramic artists especially for NOHGA HOTEL.

Works are available for purchase.

A joint project led by Ritsumeikan University and Waseda University centers on an explanatory display of the Ibuki folding screen depicting the rows of machiya houses on the south side of Gojozaka lost during wartime building clearances, reconsidering Gojozaka from the Meiji to Showa eras, its Kyoto townhouses and back alleys, and the lives of its residents.

An exhibition focusing on vessels (utsuwa) by the Kyoto ceramic artists’ group UTSUWA DANSHI and Yuichi Ikai.

Enjoy vessels that make everyday meals more delicious and enjoyable.

With cooperation from shops and residents along Shibutani Street, works made by people from Nazuna Gakuen, Komatsudani Nursery School and Kyoto Arts and Crafts University are exhibited outdoors. IFMA also takes part.

Sundries, cookies and vegetables are sold indoors, and coffee and cake can be enjoyed at Nazuna Cafe.

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

Please enter the museum through the East Gate.

Utensils provided with cooperation from Kanjiro Kawai, Uichi Shimizu and Chikusen Miura.

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 gallery tour explaining the exhibited works alongside stories passed down by relatives of the legendary artists active in Showa 30–39 (1955–1964).

A talk event related to the Legends Exhibition.

Relatives of the legendary artists will take the stage to explore Gojo in Showa 30–39 (1955–1964) through stories passed down to them and seen from this neighborhood’s perspective.

A special guided tour of Kyoto’s pottery neighborhood, with gallery visits, encounters with ceramic artists, lunch in a machiya townhouse and a hands-on making experience. You can take your work home.

Places are limited, so reserve early. Enjoy an unforgettable time in Kyoto.

Rituals and a processional dance will be performed to give thanks to Shoki, the deity believed to ward off evil who stands on roof tiles.

Shoki-themed goods and limited-edition goshuin shrine stamps will also be sold.

As we turn the pages of a book filled with Shin Fujihira’s gentle drawings, music will be performed through song, flute, clarinet and piano.

Spend some time looking at the drawings and immersing yourself in Shin Fujihira’s world.

Young ceramic artists working in Kyoto reflect on Gojozaka and Chawanzaka in Showa 30–39 (1955–1964), each exploring the style and kind of artist they might have been had they lived then.

Works made on the theme of entrusting something to ceramic artists 80 years on will be exhibited at the venue.

A ceramic sculpture workshop for high school students, who will make objects in clay.

The theme will be announced on the day. Kawajiri will handle drying and firing, and participants will return later to collect the finished works.

The university will judge the works. Outstanding pieces are planned for display in the university gallery and the following year’s WAN wan ONE Exhibition, although there may be no qualifying works. Participants will also receive free attendance at a later university pottery workshop.

Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki artists take risks in pursuit of new forms of expression. This workshop uses ceramic fragments produced in that process to make accessories. Set fragments in resin to create a one-of-a-kind accessory.

Duration: approximately 30 minutes

No reservation required

Organized by: Kyoto University of the Arts’ Higashiyama Traditional Craftspeople’s Town Project