Collection: Akira Fujiwara

桟切・胡麻・窯変・緋襷など様々な表情を持つ備前焼だが、中でも黒く発色する「引出し黒備前」を作陶する。作られる作品の土は自ら山から手掘りすることにこだわり、「作る」という気持ちより「生み出す」という気持ちで作陶に励んでいる。

Ceramic history

1981: Born in Nara prefecture
1999: Enrolled in Kyoto Traditional Crafts College
Learn the basics of molding, glaze, sketching, overpainting, etc. from active potter teachers in 2 years
2001: Joined Shigaraki ware kiln in Shiga prefecture
2003: Studied under Bizen ware artist Shunichi Fujimi
2008: Handmade climbing kiln in Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama Prefecture and became independent

Bizen ware has various expressions such as sashimi, sesame, kiln change, and scarlet, but among them,"drawer black Bizen"that develops black color is made.
Drawer Black Bizen is molded using mountain soil to give a powerful and rough look, and the work is pulled out from a kiln at 1200 degrees with an iron rod and rapidly cooled to make the part where the ash melts a jet-black luster. , Made by a scientific reaction that causes the soil surface to turn silver. I am particular about digging the soil of the work to be made by hand from the mountain, and I would like to work hard on making pottery with the feeling of"creating"rather than the feeling of"making".

Solo exhibition history

Kurashiki Central Gallery

Tenmaya Kurashiki store

Osaka Hanshin Department Store

Ginza Mugen-an

Award calendar

Winner of the Traditional Crafts China Chapter Exhibition

Art Exhibition National Cultural Festival Encouragement Award

Membership of professional institutions

Bizen Potter's Association

Bizen Toshinkai

経歴