Haga Minoru Black and Silver Bowl 19cm

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

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery-producing region. He then worked at an automobile factory while pursuing his career as a potter, but in 2010, he opened a studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City, to focus on his creative activities.
His works simultaneously embody two contrasting 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 glazing and main firing, and then burying the piece 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 diligently pursues it.

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

"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 where the metallic texture and the black of the earth are harmoniously integrated.

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of the act of pottery with extreme sincerity.
What lies there is not a simple contrast between destruction and rebirth, but an attitude of confronting "irretrievability" itself.
We hope you will enjoy Haga's diverse techniques.

■ Size: Diameter 19cm Height 4.5cm
■ Weight: Approximately 400g
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* Mr. Haga's works value serendipity, so there is a large degree of individual difference.
The photos are generally of the same size, but the patterns and fine sizes vary, so please consider them as an example.
The "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 Research Institute, Graduation Project Award
2012 The 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Pottery Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 The 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Pottery Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture