Sugimoto Sadamitsu 杉本貞光 Japanese, b. 1935

Tea drinking and its cultural practices have long been a universal expression of art and community. In the tea-drinking space, everything is connected: the tea drinker with their artfully crafted tea bowl, the ink painting adorning the wall, the host, and more. Tea offers a profound sense of gathering and shared experience through art.

This exhibition spotlights exquisite tea objects by master ceramic artists from Japan: tea bowls, water jars, tea caddies, as well as paintings by master potters who also practiced the art of calligraphy.

Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. is delighted to present “Contemporary Chadōgu”: a summer showcase of contemporary Japanese ceramic tea utensils.

This exhibition offers a range of contemporary Japanese ceramic tea utensils for both life-long and new collectors of Japanese ceramics. The show focuses on tea bowls, water jars, and tea caddies by modern masters and contemporary talents.

Exhibiting artists: FURUTANI Michio 古谷道生 , SAWA Kiyotsugu 澤 清嗣, KAMADA Koji 鎌田幸二, KAWAMOTO Goro 河本五郎, KAWASE Shinobu 川瀬 忍, SUGIMOTO Sadamitsu 杉本貞光, SUZUKI Goro 鈴木五郎, TAKIGUCHI Kiheiji 瀧口喜兵爾, NAKAMURA Kinpei 中村錦平, KOIE Ryoji 鯉江良二, KAKUREZAKI Ryuichi 隠崎隆一, HAYASHI Shotaro 林正太郎, HIGASHIDA Shigemasa 東田茂正, TSUJIMURA Yui 辻村唯, MATSUNAGA Keita 松永圭太, SHINGU Sayaka 新宮さやか, KATO Tsubusa 加藤委, ISESAKI Mitsuru 伊勢崎満, OISHI Sayaka 大石さやか.