“Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West” Will Be Held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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May 9 – May 18, 2026
Seiko House Hall
Osaka
May 13 – May 18, 2026
Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store 9F Hankyu Umeda Gallery
May 16 – May 21, 2026
KAKIDEN GALLERY
May 16 – May 31, 2026
GALLERY crossing
Seto Sometsuke (Blue and white porcelain) was first created in the early 19th century. It has long been popular as Seto’s unique technique of capturing and depicting the nature of Seto, Aichi Prefecture.
This work is a long rectangular plate made by “SHINGAMA,” a Seto pottery kiln established in 1919. A single chrysanthemum blooming on a pure white porcelain canvas is beautiful. The stunning shades of a cobalt blue gosu glaze painted on unglazed porcelain simultaneously suggests both the solid presence of the design and the refinement of sometsuke porcelain. It is truly a gem to be savored and appreciated for its brush strokes made by the hands of Seto artisans.

