The Wave - ICHIGEN TERUI Ceramic Arts

In 2016, Arita celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of Japanese porcelain and the founding of Arita-yaki. In these 400 years Arita has produced a variety of styles of pottery in each era, as well as changing what was made in each era. From the highest quality, to the cutting edge of fashion, to small quantities of maniacal items, this diversity is the special characteristic of Arita, and I believe this is the reason why Arita has remained a town with a single type of industry for 400 years. I believe this is the reason why Arita has remained a town with a single industry for 400 years.

It is against this backdrop that the Arita Ceramic Association was established in 1981. The artists' works vary in direction, from the beauty created by wheel throwing techniques, to the beauty of Japanese paper dyeing and elaborate dyeing, to the beauty of unique glazes, to the beauty of gorgeous red painting, and so on. Even within the same white porcelain, each artist seeks a slightly different white, and each piece is imbued with his or her own feelings.

Each artist has personally selected his or her latest representative work, resulting in a collection of works that evokes the diversity of Arita. We hope you will enjoy the thoughts of contemporary artists born from the accumulation of 400 years of Arita techniques.

Summer, 2009