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Editor's Column “The Path of Japanese Crafts” VOL.8

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We share a variety of information and perspectives on Japanese crafts, including exhibition information and interviews.
Editor's Column “The Path of Japanese Crafts” VOL.8
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Shizuoka
Sep 1 – Oct 17, 2023
MOA MUSEUM OF ART
Sep 12 – Nov 26, 2023
Mitsui Memorial Museum
Sep 29 – Oct 29, 2023
ATELIER MUJI GINZA
Sep 30 – Nov 26, 2023
Tomo Museum of Art
There is a dignified sense of calm tension in this “Ice Crackle Patterned Vase,” a creation of Takeshi Imaizumi, an artist who specializes in Tenmoku (black glazed tea bowls) and celadon ware. The thickly applied glaze shows through the smooth black clay, giving the piece a refined, glossy light black color. The delicate layers of intricate kan-nyu (crackle) give the piece a sense of infinite depth, so absorbing that I feel almost pulled in by its appearance. As the name “Ice Crackle Pattern” implies, the work presents a tranquil world of colorless colors, as if it has trapped a moment of ice cracking.
The aesthetic sense of celadon ware has certainly become more diverse over its long history. During the pursuit of the ultimate blue, a variety of colors were brought into being. It is no exaggeration to say that kan-nyu has become a recognized form of decorative expression, and one where the artist’s individuality is most evident, from the finest to the boldest of kan-nyu.
This work is one of those that suggests the possibility of diverse expressions. We cannot help but look forward to the future evolution of Takeshi’s work.