Asian Art Museum collection
Born 1947, Gosei, Nara, Japan
One of the most gifted potters active in Japan today, TSUJIMURA SHIRŌ has a tremendous range of both glazes and forms. Influenced by Momoyama era tea aesthetics, he creates powerful functional vessels that are dramatic, sensual and highly unique. Unlike most of his contemporaries, who closely control the firing process, Tsujimura delights in the unexpected and incorporates chance into his creative process. His work populates the collections of museums throughout the world.
Large rounded shigaraki vase with natural ash glaze drips on front
2013
Stoneware with natural ash glaze
16 7/8 x 17 in.
Inv# 8613
SOLD
Large rounded wood-fired Shigaraki vessel
ca. 2000
Yakishime stoneware
20 x 19 1/2 x 19 in.
Inv# 9174
SOLD
Round, natural ash-glazed shigaraki vase with center seam and circular mark on front
ca. 1985
Stoneware with natural glaze
19 1/8 x 18 5/8 x 18 in.
Inv# 8594
SOLD
Large asymmetrical Shigaraki wood-fired vessel
ca. 1985
Glazed stoneware
18 7/8 x 17 in.
Inv# 8124
SOLD
Large Shigaraki vessel
ca. 1980
Stoneware with natural ash glaze
13 3/4 x 13 in.
Inv# 7824
SOLD
