On a summer evening, enjoy the cool breeze while sipping sake from comfortable cups.
This summer, two ceramic artists will be showcasing works on the theme of "sake vessels."
Ueno Tsuyoshi fires his homemade wood-fired kiln for several days.
It is an intense manual job that involves facing the fire and continuing to add firewood.
The expressive vessels created using natural ash are truly "art of fire."
Suzuki Noritomo learned painting by himself, and his appealing style is that it brings together in vivid colors whatever he feels like painting at the time.
The rich expressions that can only be achieved through hand-drawn art shine through with their lovely blurring and fluctuations.
Both of these sake vessels are made with the craftsman's hands in mind.
Please enjoy this item that will add a refreshing touch to your summer time.
[Ueno Tsuyoshi PROFILE]
1969 Born in Okayama Prefecture
After working in the design department of an automobile manufacturer, he visited North America and Southeast Asia.
1997 Entered the Fukui Prefectural Ceramic Industry Training Center
1998 Studied under Shigeyoshi Morioka
2005 Built the "Hinotani Kiln" in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture
[Noritomo Suzuki PROFILE]
1964 Born in Shiga Prefecture
Graduated from Otani University, Department of Chinese Literature in 1987.
1988 Graduated from the molding department at Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Technical College.
1989 Completed research at Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Technical College.
1990 Trained at Kyoto Municipal Industrial Testing Center.
After that, he became independent in Shigaraki.
