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
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
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
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
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.
