HAGA Minoru Hakuhaku Plate 22cm B

This is a work by Minoru Haga, who makes pottery in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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

The "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then applying glaze and main firing, and then burying the work in split firewood and firing it again in a wood-fired kiln.
This method has a very high chance of failure, but because it results in pottery with complex expressions, Haga is passionately dedicated to it.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new endeavor that uses white glazes but includes a process of intentionally peeling off the glaze, thereby deliberately bringing out a decayed texture.
The price range is affordable, and the simple color tone enhances food.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique where the rugged expression of the clay is glimpsed.
The glare is suppressed, and it is a work where a metallic texture and the black of the clay are well harmonized with the earth.

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 confronting "irretrievability" itself.
We hope you will enjoy Haga's diverse techniques.

■Size: Diameter 22cm, Height 2cm
■Weight: Approximately 510g
■Microwave: ◯ / Dishwasher: △ / Oven: ×

*Since Haga's works value serendipity, there are significant individual differences.
The photos are generally of the same size, but the patterns and fine sizes differ, so please consider them as an example.
"Ume-yaki" has a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please understand 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 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera Town, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture