Kaneta Masanao

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Kaneta Masanao (b. 1953)

Rock-like, horizontal, scooped-out vessel with multi-planed body and unctuous white Hagi glazes

2018

Hagi-glazed stoneware with kiln effects

17 1/2 x 24 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.

Inv# 11065

SOLD

Kaneta, Masanao, Kaneta Masanao, hook, grey, gray, kurinuki, scooped, vessel, Hagi, hagi glazed, glazed, stoneware, ash glazed, white, pink, dark brown, Japanese, ceramics, contemporary, 2015

Scooped-out vessel with two offset points creating a hook-like form with Hagi and ash glazes with pink, white and grey tones, 2015
Glazed stoneware
13 3/4 x 19 x 10 in.
Inv# 9245
SOLD

Kaneta, Masanao, Kaneta Masanao, water jar, mizusashi, waterjar, kurinuki, scooped, vessel, Hagi, hagi glazed, glazed, stoneware, ash glazed, kiln effect, kairagi, white, pink, dark brown, Japanese, ceramics, contemporary, 2014

Sculpted covered waterjar with cut corners, covered with crawling Hagi white glaze (kairagi) with pink tones, and kiln effects

2014
Glazed stoneware
8 x 8 x 8 in.
Inv# 9046
SOLD

Kaneta, Masanao, Kaneta Masanao, mountain, kurinuki, scooped, vessel, Hagi, hagi glazed, glazed, stoneware, ash glazed, kohiki, rust, brown Japanese, ceramics, contemporary, 2013

Oval scooped-out sculptural vessel with smooth, rounded base and jagged divided top covered with Hagi kohiki glaze in naturalistic tones of beige, rust and dark brown

2013
Glazed stoneware
16 1/2 x 18 x 11 1/8 in.
Inv# 9030
SOLD

Kaneta Masanao (b. 1953)

Large white hagi-glazed scooped-out mountain-shaped vessel

2012

Glazed stoneware

14 x 18 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches

Inv# 8101

SOLD

Exhibitions

Chanoyu

Teaware of Japan A Virtual Exhibition. Online only. July-August 2020

Surpassing Tradition: Redefining Hagi

KANETA MASANAO November 5 – December 20, 2019

The Five Elements - Gogyō: Five Japanese Masters of the Art of Clay

The Winter Show Park Avenue Armory January 18 – 27, 2019

Timeless Elegance in Japanese Art: Celebrating 40 Years!

Asia Week New York March 9 – April 14, 2017

A Palette for Genius

Japanese Water Jars for the Tea Ceremony Asia Week New York 2016 March 10 – April 15, 2016

Landscapes in Clay

New Works by Kaneta Masanao November 23 – December 18, 2015

Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony

January 31 – February 28, 2011

SOFA:WEST (Santa Fe)

July 8 – 11, 2010

BREAKING FROM TRADITION / Japanese Ceramics Today

Harvey/Meadows Gallery August 6 – September 8, 2009

Transcending Tradition

Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Art September 26 – October 7, 2006

Biography

An eighth generation Hagi potter, Kaneta Masanao has expanded beyond his hefty heritage to create a more sculptural oeuvre. Perhaps due to Kaneta's training in sculpture, his forms have a strong and dramatic presence that sets them apart from the works by other artists of this traditional Japanese ceramic center. Using the centuries-old Hagi white-pink glazes, Kaneta creates unique and readily identifiable functional and non-functional contemporary ceramic forms. His signature technique of kurinuki, in which he digs or scoops-out a form out of the clay instead of shaping it on a wheel, further allows him to boldly depart from ancient Hagi traditions.