Morino Hiroaki Taimei (b. 1934)
WORK 16-12; Rectangular standing textured, red screen-like sculpture with central square perforation inset with curved arches in green and silver and four corners in black
2016
Glazed stoneware
20 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.; 51.2 x 40 x 5.5 cm.;
22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 57.5 x 47 x 14.5 cm; (incl. wooden base)
Inv# 9903
SOLD
WORK 16-4; Triple lobed, slightly flattened sculptural vase, decorated with a band of circles with key patterning in rich blue over black with dots in green chartreuse
2016
Glazed stoneware
11 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.
Inv# 9895
SOLD
WORK 16-10
2015
Glazed stoneware
13 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 9 inches
Inv# 9901
SOLD
Morino Hiroaki Taimei (b. 1934)
Black rounded vase with conical top, red design at base, and red- and green-overglaze dots
2014
Glazed stoneware
13 x 11 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.
32.9 x 28.8 x 19 cm.
Inv# 8623
SOLD
Morino Hiroaki Taimei (b. 1934)
Eared vessel with white gold geometric design: Silver Mountain
2006
Stoneware with silver, white-gold, black and green glazes
7 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 2 1/4"
Inv# 4531
SOLD
November 2016 Gallery Solo Exhibition
Morino Hiroaki Taimei is renowned for his ability to create consistently elegant and bold forms that can stand alone or work as functional ceramic vessels. A Japanese designer of the highest caliber, Morino is able to fashion surface patterns that beautifully reflect his Kyoto heritage. In addition, he specializes in large-scale sculptural works and has received many important commissions for such works. Besides his classical ceramic training with masters and National Treasures, Kenkichi Tomimoto and Yoshimichi Fujimoto, Morino was also influenced while in the West as a teacher in the art department of the University of Chicago. He has participated in hundreds of shows in Japan, Europe, the United States and Australia. The international flavor of his work has captured the eye of collectors’ worldwide. His functional work is all hand-built and double-glazed with subdued combinations of red, green, black, blue, white and silver glazes. The surface decoration always perfectly compliments the form of each vessel.
