Mihara Ken 三原研 Japanese, b. 1958
H12.7 × W14 × D22.9 cm
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Celebrated in important ceramic collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Mihara Ken’s unglazed, multi-fired works have captivated a global audience, establishing him as a the foremost artists in contemporary Japanese ceramics.
For those familiar with Mihara's celebrated body of work, this modernist flower vase might offer a surprising view. The vessel features a carefully burnished carbonized surface. Its rounded body and dual-footed base form an abstract, biomorphic structure hand-built from Izumo clay, offering fertile ground for the Ikebana practitioner’s creativity. Embracing uncertainty as an essential part of his process, Mihara hand-built and reduction-fired this work to achieve its warm, matte tone, distinct from his signature blue and grey angular forms. The piece affirms the artist’s status as a virtuoso of technique and form.
The artist continues to exhibit in respected galleries and museums around the world, attracting accolades not only including connoisseurs of Japanese ceramics but also collectors of modern design and fine art, underscoring the remarkable versatility of the ceramic medium.