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Latest exhibition features Bizen and Hagi ware

The Kaneshige and Miwa families take center stage in Branching Out

Latest exhibition features Bizen and Hagi ware
Latest exhibition features Bizen and Hagi ware

ASIANART.COM | May 2022
Exhibitions

BRANCHING OUT
MIWA FAMILY AND THE HAGI TRADITION
KANESHIGE FAMILY AND THE BIZEN TRADITION

Joan B Mirviss LTD
May 19 – June 30, 2022

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The widespread popularity and distinguished reputations that Japan's ancient ceramic traditions enjoy today are largely indebted to a core group of mid-twentieth century artistic visionaries: among them, Kaneshige Tōyō (1896-1967) for Bizen ware and Miwa Kyūwa (1895-1981) for Hagi ware. Both men were inheritors to their highly esteemed, long-established, multi-generational family names that had been associated with excellence in their respective ceramic traditions for centuries. Together with scholar-potter Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963), they co-founded the artistic discussion group Karahinekai in 1942, formed of artists who were dedicated to the recovery of lost techniques from the golden age of ceramics during the 16th century.

With a focus on teaware and vessels, they were wildly successful in their endeavors. Adapting their production, greatly expanding their styles, and influencing their brothers, sons, and grandchildren, they definitively transformed their family's legacy from that of dutiful craftsmen to boldly modern artists. Joan B Mirviss LTD's latest exhibition celebrates the past, present, and future of these two prominent families synonymous with excellence in Branching Out: Kaneshige Family and the Bizen Tradition | Miwa Family and The Hagi Tradition.

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