Haga Minoru, Hakuhaku bowl, 10cm

These are works by Minoru Haga, who creates 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, not far from his hometown of Fuchu City, to concentrate on his creative activities.
His works simultaneously encompass two opposing impressions: a dynamic, inorganic impression that conveys the beauty and severity of nature, and a slight human softness added to a simple form.

The "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then glazing and main firing, and then burying the work in split firewood and firing it again in a wood-fired kiln.
Although it is a technique with a very high possibility of failure, Haga is passionately committed to it because it results in pottery with a complex appearance.

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

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

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of pottery making with extreme sincerity.
What exists 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 10cm Height 3cm
■Weight: Approximately 100g
■Microwave: ◯ / Dishwasher: △ / Oven: ×

*Minoru Haga's works value chance, so there are large individual differences.
The photos show generally the same size, but each pattern and subtle size differs, so please consider them as illustrative examples.
"Ume-yaki" 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 Ceramic Design Institute, Graduation Project Award
2012 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture