Nishihata Tadashi

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Straigh-sided Tamba teabowl, covered with akadobe (red slip glaze with iron)

2019

Akadobe-glazed stoneware

4 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.

Inv# 11080

SOLD

Round slightly conical double-walled waterjar, covered with Tamba-style ash glaze and matching lid with knob handle

2019

Tamba ash-glazed stoneware

7 x 11 3/4 x 9 in.

Inv#11082

SOLD

Rectangular flattened standing vessel with slightly slanted sides, covered with thick Tamba-style dripping ash glaze in creamy white, beige and black

2018

Tamba ash-glazed stoneware

15 3/8 x 11 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Inv# 11077

SOLD

Ash-glazed slightly lobed teabowl with undulating rim

2016

Glazed stoneware

3 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.

Inv#9958

SOLD

Large rounded triangular Tamba vessel

2016

Glazed Tamba stoneware

20 3/4 x 20 x 19 in.

Inv# 9957

SOLD

Horizontally elongated, thickly walled Tamba vessel with diagonally faceted surface and pointed ends in thick dripping ash glaze

2015

Glazed stoneware

11 1/8 x 24 x 13 3/7 in.

Inv# 9598

SOLD

Nishihata Tadashi, Faceted, ash-glazed stoneware teabowl, 2013, Japanese modern, contemporary, ceramics, sculpture

Faceted, ash-glazed stoneware teabowl with uneven rim, 2013
Ash-glazed stoneware
3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
Inv# 8397
SOLD

Biography

A native of the centuries-old ceramic region of Tachikui celebrated for producing Tanba pottery, Nishihata Tadashi comes from a long line of distinguished Japanese ceramic artists. His work reflects his mastery of these ancient techniques as well as his keen sense of refined modern aesthetics, making him one of the masters of Tanba ware. Nishihata as the leading artist in this area long-celebrated for its ceramics, has brought new energy and a spirit of modernity and attention to this hidden spot between Osaka and Kyoto. Firing in a large climbing kiln, his uniquely thick ash glazes cascade into a waterfall of melting colors. The diagonally faceted surfaces on his rounded triangular vessels provide the ideal form for the traditionally fired unctuous glazes.