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                                          Journals from JapanMiwa Ryukishō solo exhibition: SHOWAN 生盌 - The Bowl of Life at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi[NEW] Journals from Japan: read director Beatrice Chang's reflections on the recent solo exhibition of celebrated artist Miwa Ryukishō (formerly Miwa Ryosaku, and Kyusetsu) in Japan.
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                                         Kakurezaki Ryuichi tea bowl with a tea caddy by Isezaki Mitsuru Kakurezaki Ryuichi tea bowl with a tea caddy by Isezaki Mitsuru“Modern visual taste, weaned on the sculptural Impressionism of Bourdelle and Rodin or on the painterly abstractions of Pollock and Dubuffet – that is, trained to accept the semiotic language of organic process – can more easily embrace the “accidental” attributes of Raku, Iga, Bizen, Shigaraki, Karatsu, and Tamba glazes.” Read more about aspects of contemporary taste for the ceramic tea bowl.