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May Open House Weekend

We are delighted to host a celebratory open house weekend, on the occasion of the opening of Yanagihara Mutsuo's solo exhibition. We warmly welcome you to visit us and experience Yanagihara's contemporary ceramics!

We will be open:

Saturday, May 17th | 11AM-5PM

Sunday, May 18th | 11AM-5PM

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Contemporary ceramics by Yanagihara Mutsuo 15 - 30 May 2025

Yanagihara Mutsuo (b. 1934, Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture) is a pioneering Japanese ceramic artist celebrated for his inventive forms and playful approach to clay. Raised in a family of medical doctors in Kōchi City, his early fascination with botany and the human body later influenced his sculptural ceramics. He studied at Kyoto City University of Arts under modern masters Tomimoto Kenkichi, Kondō Yūzō, and Fujimoto Yoshimichi, graduating in 1960.

Now at 90, Yanagihara continues to innovate with recent series such as Exhalation and Inhalation (Koki kyūki). Throughout his career, he has embraced the tension between sculpture and function, creating works that are at once playful, imaginative, and rooted in ceramic form and tradition. Dai Ichi Arts is honored to present a solo exhibition of works by Yanagihara, celebrating his career spanning over six decades of ceramic innovation. Contact us for more information.
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Kawai Kanjiro 河井寛次郎, Stoneware flask with Gosu glaze, 1961

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May Open House Weekend

We are delighted to host a celebratory open house weekend, on the occasion of the opening of Yanagihara Mutsuo's solo exhibition. We warmly welcome you to visit us and experience Yanagihara's contemporary ceramics!

We will be open:

Saturday, May 17th | 11AM-5PM

Sunday, May 18th | 11AM-5PM

Breathing Vessels

New arrivals