Minoru Haga Hakuhaku Plate 25cm D

These are works by Minoru Haga, who makes pottery in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery production area, and then worked as a potter while working at an automobile factory. To devote himself to creative activities, he opened a studio in Sera Town in 2010, which is close to his hometown of Fuchu City.
His works simultaneously encompass two opposing impressions: a dynamic, inorganic impression that evokes the beauty and harshness of nature, and a slight human softness that is added to simple forms.

The "umeyaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then glaze firing, and then re-firing in a wood-fired kiln after burying the pieces in split wood.
This method has a very high chance of failure, but because it results in pottery with complex expressions, Haga is passionately committed to it.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new attempt using white glaze, but it involves intentionally peeling off the glaze after application, deliberately creating a decayed texture.
The price range is affordable, and the simple color tones enhance the dishes.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique that offers a glimpse of the rough texture of the clay.
The glare is suppressed, and it is a work in which the metallic texture and the black of the clay are well harmonized.

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of pottery with extreme sincerity.
What lies there is not a simple contrast of destruction and regeneration, but an attitude of facing the "point of no return" itself.
We hope you enjoy Haga's diverse techniques.

■Size: Diameter 25cm Height 2cm
■Weight: Approximately 860g
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*Minoru Haga's works value偶然性 (fortuitousness), so there is significant individual variation.
The photos are generally of the same size, but the patterns and detailed sizes vary. Please consider them as an example.
"Umeyaki" has a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please be aware of this in advance.

<Minoru Haga>
1983 Born in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture
2008 Completed Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center, Graduation Project Award
2012 The 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Chato Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 The 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Chato Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera Town, Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture