Widely lauded as one of the greatest living ceramicist, Shiro Tsujimura has won fans the world over with his unique style that encapsulates the spirit of creation. Celebrating the improvisations, inconsistencies, and forms born in the moment. As an artist, Tsujimura invests himself entirely in his process. It is a style so particular that it could only be developed by a true individual. Indeed, Tsujimura is part of no dynasty and is aligned with no school. His style is entirely original, free of imitation, and the product of sheer engagement with the potter's process. Even his studio and kiln is built by the artist himself, the latter built small so that they can only hold a few items at a time, but allowing, once again, the artist to observe every aspect of the work, plucking a piece from the heat just at the moment when a hue in the glaze peaks, never to be replicated.
While Shiro Tsujimura is known for his chadogu, he is phenomenally prolific, offering output to many schools of Japanese ceramics that will delight connoisseurs including shigaraki, iga, shino, kohiki, ido, oku-korai, kuro oribe, and setoguro, which of course he delivers in his own inimitable style. Nihombashi Mistukoshi honors this with an exhibition that delivers the full range of his canon, uniting flower vases with urns, but also taking the opportunity to showcase some of the Tsujimura's paintings and calligraphy in order to present the artist's unique style in its entirety.
Entitled Setsugekka, this exhibition is a rare chance to gain complete access to Shiro Tsujimura's world. This is a world that formed as it is entirely in his own image after his training as a Zen monk led him to a life of clay from the age of 22--an altogether unique experience. You will have no better guide as the man himself will be in attendance during the exhibition. And should this spark your interest in the world of tea utensils--either as an art form or in practice--then the rest of the store is ready to welcome you to the world beyond the tea bowl.
Dates
February 10-15, 2016 (closes at 17:00 on the final day)
Location
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 6F, Special Arts Gallery
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