Ichino Masahiko 市野雅彦 b. 1961
Untitled, 2006
Stoneware
W8.5"xD5.3"xH4"
W21.6xD13.5x10cm
W21.6xD13.5x10cm
With Signed Wood Box
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Traditionally Tamba ceramic is not glazed, Ichino Masahiko (b. 1961) has brilliantly applied salt water on clay, which creates a striking red, which is framed by a grey slab that...
Traditionally Tamba ceramic is not glazed, Ichino Masahiko (b. 1961) has brilliantly applied salt water on clay, which creates a striking red, which is framed by a grey slab that mimics the texture and color of a pebble. Here, one might think of movements such as the pioneering Mono-ha もの派 (or, "The School of Things") in Japan, which thinks through subject-object relativity, and most importantly the encounter between natural and industrial materials.
Ichino Masahiko is a star in the Tamba pottery industry. His ceramics are unique and innovative, the wood-fired technique- a technique of the six ancient kilns- to new heights. His works use modernist shapes inspired by geometric abstraction, and modernist architectural forms, combining that with traditional studio pottery. Ichino was awarded the Grand Prix Award at the 13th Japan Ceramics Exhibition.