Haga Minoru Black & Silver Shallow Bowl 21cm

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

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery producing region. After that, he worked in a car factory while also working as a potter. In 2010, he opened his studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City, to dedicate himself to his creative activities.
His works simultaneously encompass two contrasting 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 "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then glazing and main firing, followed by re-firing in a wood-fired kiln by burying it in split wood.
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 intentionally includes a process of applying and then peeling off the glaze, deliberately creating a decayed texture.
The price range is affordable, and the simple color tone enhances the food.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique where the rugged texture of the clay is subtly visible.
The glare is subdued, creating 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 rebirth, but an attitude of confronting "irretrievability" itself.
We hope you will enjoy Haga, who skillfully uses various techniques.

■Size: Diameter 21cm, Height 2.5cm
■Weight: Approximately 450g
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*Haga's works emphasize serendipity, so there are significant individual differences.
The photos show generally similar sizes, but the patterns and fine sizes vary for each piece, so please consider them as an example.
"Ume-yaki" has a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please be aware of this in advance.

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