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We share a variety of information and perspectives on Japanese crafts, including exhibition information and interviews.
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May 9 – May 18, 2025
SHIBUYA KURODA TOEN
May 9 – May 21, 2025
HULS GALLERY TOKYO
Kyoto
May 16 – May 28, 2025
Kyoto yamahon
Tokyo
May 17 – May 22, 2025
GINZA KURODA TOUEN
Hiroshi Taruta is a Seto-based artist who has been passionately practicing an openwork technique known as hotaru-de to create his own unique seihakuji (blue-white glaze) porcelain. While hotaru-de is usually done in a circular pattern, Hiroshi insists on expressing his work with lines and continues to refine his technique.
The stripes running over the soft shape are cut wide to let in as much light as possible. The manual technique required to cut delicately and boldly without damaging the thin porcelain surface truly shows his mastery. The clear light that shines through the transparent glaze covering the gaps radiates a beauty that naturally brings a smile to the face of any who holds this work in their hands.
As if guided by the light that spreads through gaps in the clouds, he walks the path of creativity with devotion. What he wants to express with his hands may be beautiful light.