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Applied Arts and Calligraphy

List of Currently Exhibited Works

Selection 3 - APPLIED ARTS -

  • (Japan)/Suhama-shaped handled bowl with tortoise-shell design, Oribe type, Mino ware
  • ITAYA Hazan/Water jar with underglaze design of flowering grasses
  • KURODA Tatsuaki/Black-lacquered box decorated in Raden with design of geometric stripes

Selection 3 - CALLIGRAPHY -

  • Attributed to FUJIWARA no Yukinari/Kameyama-gire
  • Attributed to FUJIWARA no Sukemasa/Suji-gire and Toshi-gire
  • HON'AMI Koetsu/Fragment from scroll of poems with ground painting of lotus flowers

List of Works

The artists are arranged according to their birth–death years.
See illustrations for miniatures in the list.

Ceramics

China

  

  • Jar, three color ware〔8th century〕

 

  • Tea bowl, Ido-type glazed ceramic〔16th century〕

 

  • Tea bowl, “Ujiyama,” Irabo type, glazed ceramic〔17th century〕

 

  • Water jar with fire marks, “Hotei,” Bizen ware〔16th century〕

 

  • Shallow bowl, Bizen ware〔16th century〕

SHIMIZU Dokan1579-1648

  • Tea caddy, “Kagamiyama,” Bizen ware〔17th century〕

RAKU Ichinyu1640-1696

  • Tea bowl, “Tsurezure,” Black Raku〔17th century〕

KITAOJI Rosanjin1883-1959

  • Leaf-shaped dish in silver glaze and overglaze enamels〔c.1955〕

TOMIMOTO Kenkichi1886-1963

  • Porcelain plaque with design of a tea set by the artist for his own use, overglaze enamels〔1946〕

KAWAI Kanjiro1890-1966

  • Covered box with flower design, overglaze enamels〔1952〕

ISHIGURO Munemaro1893-1968

  • Tea bowl with a sheep design, overglaze red and green enamels〔c.1967〕

ARAKAWA Toyozo1894-1985

  • Tea bowl, “Gyo-un,” Shino type〔1955〕
  • Tea bowl, grey Shino type〔c.1955~65〕

KANESHIGE Toyo1896-1967

  • Square footed dish, Bizen ware〔1959〕

KUSUBE Yaichi1897-1984

  • Incense burner with design of hydrangeas, Saien technique〔c.1975〕

KATO Tokuro1897-1985

KATO Hajime1900-1968

KONDO Yuzo1902-1985

  • Blue and white vase with design of plum blossoms, gold overglaze〔c.1975〕

TSUKAMOTO Kaiji1912-1990

  • Flower vase, white porcelain〔1979〕

KATO Takuo1917-2005

  • Water jar with flowering grasses design, Lustre ware〔1979〕

KAWAMOTO Goro1919-1986

  • Jar with design of bird, overglaze green〔1974〕

OKABE Mineo1919-1990

  • Incense burner, greish yellow glaze with “kiln change” effects〔c.1971〕
  • Flower vase, sea green glaze with “kiln change” effects〔1975〕

FUJIMOTO Yoshimichi1919-1992

  • Covered box with red and white plum blossoms design, overglazed enamels〔1979〕

KAMODA Shoji1933-1983

  • Jar〔1976〕

SUZUKI Osamu1934-

SUZUKI Goro1941-

RAKU Jikinyu1949-

  • Tea bowl, "Yo Yo," Black Raku〔2000〕

Lacquer and Wooden Works

ISOI Joshin1883-1964

  • Dish with flowering grasses design in Kinma〔1963〕

MATSUDA Gonroku1896-1986

  • Tea caddy, Nakatsugi type, sail design in Maki-e〔1975〕
  • Tea caddy, Natsume type of Jindai keyaki, pair cranes design in Maki-e〔1978〕

OTOMARU Kodo1898-1997

  • Tea caddy with Tsuyukusa design in Choshitsu〔1979〕

KURODA Tatsuaki1904-1982

OBA Shogyo1916-2012

  • Shining box decorated in Hyomon〔1986〕

Metal Works

 

  • Tea kettle of Shinnari type with drawing of Sue-no-Matsuyama, Ashiya ironware〔16th century〕

NAGANO Tetsushi1900-1977

  • Tea kettle of bamboo shape〔1976〕

KAGOSHIMA Juzo1898-1982

  • Princess Saho, Dancing Goddess of Spring〔1971〕

Textiles

SERIZAWA Keisuke1895-1984

  • Screen with design of Japanese characters, stencil-dyeing in linen〔1982〕

Calligraphy

Attributed to FUJIWARA no Yukinari

  • Fragment from the anthology Wakan-roei-shu known as “Sekido-bon”〔middle of 11th century〕
  • Fragment known as “Iyo-gire” from the anthology Wakan-roei-shu〔middle of 11th century〕

Attributed to FUJIWARA no Kinto

  • Fragment known as “Shuisho-gire” from the anthology Shuisho〔end of 11th century-early 12th century〕

FUJIWARA no Sadanobu1088-1156

  • Fragment known as “Boshin-gire” from the anthology Wakan-roei-shu〔middle of 12th century〕

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