Masahiko Gendo Exhibition
Mashiko brand GENDO by 5 potters exhibition
| Exhibition period Schedule |
June 24, 2022 (Fri) – June 30 (Thu) June 24 - June 30, 2022 |
| Gallery opening hours Opening Hours | From 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (until 5:00 PM on the final day, June 30th) Open every day during the exhibition period. Open daily 11 am to 7 pm except for June 30, when the gallery will close at 5 pm. |
| Exhibiting artist Artist | Ken Matsuzaki Miyata Ryuji Hagiwara Yoshinori Takeshita Shikamaru Nishiyama Natsu |
| Introduction Introduction |
GENDOA message for the exhibition
In times when excellent cuisine was created, excellent tableware was also produced. The finest tableware in the history of Japanese ceramics was created during the Momoyama and Edo periods. This is likely due to the influence of vegetarian cuisine, which spread through the introduction of Zen Buddhism, and also the kaiseki cuisine of the tea ceremony. Japanese cuisine is said to be enjoyed not only with the tongue but also with the eyes, but we must not forget our gratitude for the blessings of nature, which is the foundation of food. Especially in this age of abundance, I believe that the philosophy and spirit behind food are crucial.
The Mashiko brand project "GENDO" is based on the philosophy of "vessels that convey the importance of food and a sense of gratitude towards nature." This brand was launched under the supervision of Ken Matsuzaki, a ceramic artist from Mashiko, with the participation of five individuals: Ryuji Miyata, Yoshinori Hagiwara, Shikamaru Takeshita, Natsu Nishiyama, and Takeshi Ito. As described in the writings of Hideyuki Manaka, owner-chef of Ristorante da Fiore, the tableware is "a vessel that evokes the vitality of nature, is not ostentatious but possesses dignity, and reflects its background."
The exhibition catalog features a tripartite art form where ingredients, dishes, and tableware share a common philosophy and are created together. Furthermore, in this exhibition, Mr. Matsuzaki presented "Shino Tea," Mr. Miyata presented "Shinogi Oval Bowl," Mr. Hagiwara presented "Kiln-fired Persimmon Glazed Water Jar," Mr. Takeshita presented "White Porcelain Sake Vessel with Natural Glaze," and Mr. Nishiyama presented "Oribe Flower Vase," demonstrating their versatility in tea ceremony ceramics. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next with "GENDO".
Art critic and permanent director of the Japan Ceramic Society Koichi Mori
"Transferring nature onto a plate" - a vessel designed to embody that concept.
When cooking, imagining nature is of utmost importance. Sometimes there are values that should take precedence over taste, and I believe that cooking becomes richer when we understand the rules of nature. The act of arranging seasonal ingredients in a dish is an act of connecting and reviving life. We need a vessel that evokes the vitality of nature, is not ostentatious but possesses dignity, and reflects its surroundings. Furthermore, the "beauty" created through food and tableware is not like painting a picture, but rather more like "calligraphy," a spiritual expression. Chefs, writers, farmers... the people involved, their materials, the environment, the tools... I believe that every element needs to be spiritual, and I want the dish I create to lead to a way of life that is distinct from the entertainment-oriented cuisine of today.
Ristorante da Fiore Owner Chef Hideyuki Manaka
The relationship between tableware and food
Many ceramic pieces made by potters are not designed with functionality as the primary consideration. I'm one of those people, but I've never actually thought about what I'm going to put in a dish before making it. As an artist, I create pottery by imagining the shapes I want to make.
My approach to tableware changed after meeting Hideyuki Manaka, the owner-chef of Ristorante da Fiore. Mr. Manaka requested that we create tableware for restaurants and hotels. I instinctively felt that this was fundamentally different from making tableware for home use, and not something an artist should dabble in lightly. However, after listening to him, I resonated with his philosophy of sustainable environmental protection, coexistence with nature, and his commitment to using high-quality ingredients and conveying his passion through his tableware—qualities that cannot be achieved through mass production—and decided to create my own pottery.
Most chefs create and plate their dishes based on the tableware they will be using. Very few chefs start by creating their own tableware. And through these dishes, I met another chef. This is Shingo Hayasaka, Executive Chef of The Ritz-Carlton Nikko. They asked me to create Japanese tableware for their hotel's opening. I had many discussions with Mr. Hayasaka and together we created the vessel.
Meeting these two chefs changed my perspective on tableware. Dishes served on tableware created to reflect the chef's vision become works of art.
Ceramic artist Ken Matsuzaki
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| Biography Biography | ▶Ken Matsuzaki Matsuzaki Ken Born in Tokyo in 1950, the third son of Japanese painter Matsuzaki Shuki. In 1972, after graduating from Tamagawa University's Department of Art, specializing in ceramics, he became a disciple of Tatsuzo Shimaoka. In 1977, a kiln was built in Mashiko Town, and it continues to operate there to this day. 1978: Solo exhibition at Keio Department Store, Shinjuku branch (and annually thereafter) In 1980, he received the Nojima Prize from the Kokugakai (National Painting Association) and held a solo exhibition at the Hankyu Department Store, Osaka Umeda Main Store (and has held it annually since). 1984: Received the Kokugakai Association's Associate Member Excellence Award. 1986: Member of Kokugakai (National Painting Association) 1993: Master-disciple exhibition at the Modern Japanese Ceramics Exhibition at ELYSIUM ART in New York. 1995: Six Master Potters at the Modern Ages exhibition at BABCOCK GALLERIES, New York (featuring works by Shoji Hamada, Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Ken Matsuzaki, Bernard Leach, Warren Mackenzie, and Randy Johnson) 1997: Four-person exhibition of Japanese and American ceramics at Seibu Department Store, Ikebukuro (Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Ken Matsuzaki, Warren Mackenzie, Randy Johnston) 2000: Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, [Tochigi Prefectural Art of the 20th Century II: A Millennium Door Exhibition] 2001, UK: RUFFORD GALLERY JAPAN EXHIBITION AT RUFFORD 2001 In 2002, held a solo exhibition at PUCKER GALLERY BOSTON in Boston (and every other year thereafter), conducted a workshop at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, and participated in the EMERGING CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CERAMIC ARTISTS exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles. In 2003, exhibited at the "Oribe - Japanese Art in Transition" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Workshop at the Wales Clay Art Festival in the UK in 2005. Solo exhibition at RUFFORD GALLERY, UK Solo exhibition at RUTHIN GALLERY, UK Workshop at the International Ceramics Festival in the UK 2006: Workshop at Harvard University in Boston 2007: Solo exhibition at Goldmark Gallery, UK (and every other year thereafter) In 2008, I was invited to exhibit at Lake Oswego of Art in Oregon, and I held a workshop at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia. Workshop at the University of Wisconsin in Minneapolis Workshop at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2010. 2011: Exhibition of works by brothers Toru and Ken Matsuzaki at Matsuya Ginza, workshop at Kigbeare in England, solo exhibition at Aoki Gallery in Utsunomiya. 2012: "Don't Let the Flame of Mashiko Go Out: Ken Matsuzaki Large Plate Exhibition" at Aoki Gallery in Utsunomiya. 2013: Workshops at Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center in Maui, workshops at Donkey Mill Art Center on the Big Island of Hawaii, and the "Burn the Fire of Mashiko: Ken Matsuzaki Large Vase Exhibition" at Aoki Gallery in Utsunomiya. 2014: Ken Matsuzaki Ceramic Exhibition at Gallery Kanoya in Mashiko, Ken Matsuzaki Ceramic Exhibition at Gallery Ryokutori in Yamani Otsuka, Mashiko. In 2015, I held workshops at Centro De Arte Curaumilla in Chile, workshops on three islands in Hawaii (Hawaii, Maui, and Kauawai), and a solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. 2016: Three-person contemporary ceramics exhibition (Morimi Saeki, Mamoru Teramoto, Ken Matsuzaki) at Gallery Midoritori, Yamani Otsuka, Mashiko. 2017: Ken Matsuzaki Ceramic Exhibition at Gallery Kanoya in Mashiko, Ken Matsuzaki Ceramic Exhibition at Gallery Ryokutori in Yamani Otsuka, Mashiko 2018: Ken Matsuzaki Ceramic Art Exhibition at Gallery Kanoya in Mashiko, and a solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. In 2019, Ken Matsuzaki held a ceramics exhibition at Gallery Ryokutori in Yamani Otsuka, Mashiko; another exhibition at Ippodo in Ginza; and a two-person exhibition, "Resonance: Taizo Kuroda & Ken Matsuzaki," at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in 2021 ▶Ryuji Miyata Miyata Ryuji Born in Tokyo in 1976. 1999: Studied under Hidekazu Takauchi In 2006, an independent kiln was built at the current location. 2012 Selected for Kokuten 2013 Selected for Kokuten 2014 Selected for the National Exhibition 2015: Received the Tochigi Prefecture Arts Festival Encouragement Award. ▶Yoshinori Hagiwara Hagiwara Yoshinori 1994: Completed training and research program at Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Training Center. 2007: Selected for the 61st Tochigi Prefecture Art Festival Art Exhibition; continued to be selected for exhibitions thereafter. 2010: Selected for the 25th Tochigi Prefecture Art Exhibition; continued to be selected in subsequent years. Appeared on NHK's "Appreciation Manual: The Jar of Beauty" in 2011. Solo exhibition at PUCKER GALLERY BOSTON (held every other year thereafter) Workshop at Noble and Greenough School Exhibited at the Mashiko Special Exhibition (Tienschuer Museum, Netherlands) 2012: Exhibited at the Mashiko Pottery Exhibition at Tokyo Institute of Technology - Learn, Touch, and Use. Workshop at Harvard Ceramics Studio in 2013 Workshop at Phillips Exeter Academy Workshop at Bridgehome State University Certified as a Traditional Craftsman of Mashiko Pottery in 2014. DENSAN exhibited at Ambiente 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. Workshop at Colby-Sawyer College in 2015 Workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2017: Exhibited at GOLDMARK GALLERY, UK (Mashiko up and coming exhibition). Exhibited at the "Mashiko Emerging Artists' Homecoming Exhibition" (Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum). 2019: Recommended as a member of the Kokugakai (National Painting Association) Collection The Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum,London Philadelphia Museum of Art Cattle Museum of ArtS Tikotin Museum of Art, Haifa, ISRAEL Schein Joseph Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art, NY Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts The Cleveland Museum of Art Art Complex Museum Museum of International Folk Art Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum Prize Winners 81st Kokuten Exhibition: Encouragement Award Winner Winner of the Kokuga Prize at the 83rd Kokuten Exhibition. Received the Encouragement Award at the 62nd and 68th Tochigi Prefecture Art Festival Art Exhibition. 26th Tochigi Prefecture Art Exhibition - Encouragement Award Winner Winner of the Grand Prize at the 27th Tochigi Prefecture Art Exhibition ▶Takeshita Shikamaru Takeshita Shikamaru Born in Mashiko Town in 1977. Graduated from Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Training Center in 1998. 2000: Built a kiln. In 2002, received the Special Jury Prize at the 4th Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition. 2005: Takeshita Shikamaru Exhibition at Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum 2006: Selected for the 6th Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition. In 2011, I was invited to exhibit at a special Mashiko exhibition in the Netherlands. Reconstruction of the kiln that collapsed in the 2012 earthquake. Invited to exhibit at the Japan-Korea Exchange Exhibition 2016. In 2017, exhibited at the Goldmark Gallery in the UK as part of an exhibition featuring five emerging artists from Mashiko. I traveled to England and visited potters and kilns throughout the country. Invited to exhibit at the Yeosu International Art Festival (South Korea) and traveled to Korea. In 2018, I was invited to Cultural Confluence and traveled to the United States. Residency, demonstration, and exhibition in Archie Bray, Montana, USA. In 2019, I participated as an invited artist in the Ashikaga City "Hana Utsuwa" event. Appeared on NHK's "The Beauty of the Pot" 2020 Mashiko Ceramic Art Museum "Japanese Ceramics in Action - Beyond the Unsuccessful" Invited by Ceramica Anhumas in Campinas, Brazil, to reside and create art and fire it in a pit kiln. Visiting pottery workshops throughout Brazil Lectures at the University of Campinas On display at Japan House São Paulo Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Ceramics: "Blue or White? – Celadon x White Porcelain x Blue-White Porcelain" Online event hosted by Japan House London in 2021 Mashiko – Appearing in "The New Generation of Contemporary Ceramic Artists" ▶Natsu Nishiyama Nishiyama Natsu Born in 1983 in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. Graduated from Komazawa Women's University, Department of Spatial Design in 2006. Studied under Hidekazu Takauchi 2012: Built a kiln in Haga and became independent. Tsukamoto Artists' Museum Solo Exhibition (hereafter 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Nishi-Ogikubo Gallery Hiko Solo Exhibition 2013 Solo Exhibition at Gallery Saza 2014: Two-person exhibition at Mito Keisei Department Store (and subsequent exhibitions in 2018 and 2019) Utsunomiya Gallery Tsuborin Two-Person Exhibition (hereafter 2016, 2017, 2019) 2015 Solo Exhibition at Omiya Gallery Onon 2017: Goldmark Gallery, UK - Exhibition of Five Emerging Artists from Mashiko Sakata Marine 5 Shimizuya Women's Exhibition (hereafter 2018) 2018 Traveling exhibition at Takasaki Suzuran, Matsumoto Inoue Department Store, Morioka Kawade Department Store, and Sendai Fujisaki Department Store. 2019 Solo Exhibition at Tokyu Shibuya Main Store 2020 Two-Person Exhibition at Gallery Naokou, Kyoto Roppongi Hills g: Gendo Mashiko Exhibition 2021 Marunouchi Maruzen Main Store Gallery, Group Exhibition |
| Artist in the gallery day Date Artist in Gallery | Ken Matsuzaki, June 24th (Fri) - 30th (Thu) Ryuji Miyata, June 24th (Fri), 30th (Thu) Yoshinori Hagiwara, June 29th (Wed) - 30th (Thu) Takeshita Shikamaru: June 24th (Fri) - 26th (Sun), 30th (Thu) Natsumi Nishiyama: June 24th (Fri) - 25th (Sat), 30th (Thu) June 24th (Friday) Ken Matsuzaki, Ryuji Miyata, Shikamaru Takeshita, Natsu Nishiyama June 25th (Sat) Ken Matsuzaki, Shikamaru Takeshita, Natsu Nishiyama June 26th (Sunday) Ken Matsuzaki, Shikamaru Takeshita June 27th (Monday) Ken Matsuzaki June 28th (Tuesday) Ken Matsuzaki June 29th (Wed) Ken Matsuzaki, Yoshinori Hagiwara Thursday, June 30th: Ken Matsuzaki, Ryuji Miyata, Yoshinori Hagiwara, Shikamaru Takeshita, Natsu Nishiyama *Please note that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a possibility that this information may change. |
| Exhibited works Exhibited Works | Tableware, sake sets, tea bowls, flower vases, water containers, incense burners, etc. |
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No.1
| Author name | Ken Matsuzaki |
| Work name | Shino tea bowl |
| price | 300,000 yen (excluding tax) (330,000 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | 12.0×12.0×H8.5(㎝) |
No.2
| Author name | GENDO/Takeshi Matsuzaki |
| Work name | [Left] White porcelain coffee bowl and plate [Right] Gen coffee cup and saucer |
| price | Each item is 7,000 yen excluding tax (7,700 yen including tax). |
| size | 12.5×12.5×H7.2(㎝) 12.5×12.5×H8.0(㎝) |
No.3Sold Out
| Author name | Ryuji Miyata |
| Work name | Shinogi-de oval bowl |
| price | 14,000 yen (excluding tax) (15,400 yen including tax) |
| size | 24.2×21.0×H8.7(㎝) |
No.4Sold Out
| Author name | GENDO/Ryuji Miyata |
| Work name | [Left] Lobed plate [Right] Ryōka pot |
| price | Each item is 5,000 yen excluding tax (5,500 yen including tax). |
| size | 23.0×23.0×H2.5(㎝) 19.2×19.2×H5.6(㎝) |
No.5Sold Out
| Author name | Yoshinori Hagiwara |
| Work name | Kiln-hen persimmon glaze water fingers |
| price | 50,000 yen (excluding tax) (55,000 yen including tax) |
| size | 14.5×14.5×H18.4(㎝) |
No.6
| Author name | GENDO/Yoshinori Hagiwara |
| Work name | [Left] Black glazed bowl [Right] Black glazed bowl |
| price | 5,000 yen (excluding tax) (5,500 yen including tax) |
| size | 18.6×18.6×H6.1(㎝) 13.0×13.0×H9.4(㎝) |
No.7Sold Out
| Author name | Takeshita Shikamaru |
| Work name | [Left] Natural glaze white porcelain gourd bottle [Medium] Naturally Glazed White Porcelain Sake Cup [Right] Natural glaze white porcelain sake cup |
| price | 15,000 yen (excluding tax) (16,500 yen including tax) 6,000 yen (excluding tax) (6,600 yen including tax) 6,000 yen (excluding tax) (6,600 yen including tax) |
| size | 7.9×7.9×H13.9(㎝) 5.7×5.7×H3.8(㎝) 5.8×5.6×H3.4(㎝) |
No.8
| Author name | GENDO/Takeshita Shikamaru |
| Work name | Black Glazed Flat Bowl |
| price | Each item is 4,000 yen excluding tax (4,400 yen including tax). |
| size | 16.9×16.9×H3.6(㎝) |
No.9Sold Out
| Author name | Natsu Nishiyama |
| Work name | Oribe flower vase |
| price | 50,000 yen (excluding tax) (55,000 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | 10.0×9.5×H26.5(㎝) |
No.10
| Author name | GENDO/Natsumi Nishiyama |
| Work name | [Left] Verdigris and black rimmed plate [Right] Verdigris-black rimmed plate (oval) |
| price | 8,000 yen (excluding tax) (8,800 yen including tax) 6,000 yen (excluding tax) (6,600 yen including tax) |
| size | 21.7×21.7×H3.7(㎝) 22.6×18.9×H2.5(㎝) |
No.11
| Author name | Ken Matsuzaki |
| Work name | Platinum colored pottery stone tea bowl |
| price | 350,000 yen (excluding tax) (385,000 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | W 12.2 × D 11.8 × H 8.5 (㎝) |
No.12
| Author name | GENDO/Takeshi Matsuzaki |
| Work name | [Left] White porcelain bowl (small, no serving surface) [Right] Yugen Silver Glazed Bowl (Medium, with raised surface) |
| price | 8,000 yen (excluding tax) (8,800 yen including tax) 13,000 yen (excluding tax) (14,300 yen including tax) |
| box | No box |
| size | W 12.4 × D 12.4 × H 8.6 (㎝) W 13.2 × D 13.2 × H 8.3 (㎝) |
No.13Sold Out
| Author name | Ryuji Miyata |
| Work name | [Left] Hanging stream ridge flower bowl [Right] Ash-glazed ribbed bowl |
| price | Each item is 3,000 yen excluding tax (3,300 yen including tax). |
| box | No box |
| size | Φ 13.5 × H 5.5 (㎝) Φ 13.0 × H 5.8 (㎝) |
No.14
| Author name | GENDO/Ryuji Miyata |
| Work name | White porcelain diamond-shaped long plate |
| price | 4,500 yen (excluding tax) (4,950 yen including tax) |
| box | No box |
| size | W 28.5 × D 15.5 × H 5.2 (㎝) |
No.15Sold Out
| Author name | Yoshinori Hagiwara |
| Work name | Kiln-hen persimmon glaze tea bowl |
| price | 36,000 yen (excluding tax) (39,600 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | W 15.5 × D 15.5 × H 5.4 (㎝) |
No.16
| Author name | GENDO/Yoshinori Hagiwara |
| Work name | Black glazed coffee cup and saucer |
| price | 6,000 yen (excluding tax) (6,600 yen including tax) |
| box | No box |
| size | cup: W 10.3 × D 8.2 × H 6.9 (㎝) Saucer: Φ 13.0 × H 2.5 (cm) |
No.17
| Author name | Takeshita Shikamaru |
| Work name | Nanban tea bowl |
| price | 50,000 yen (excluding tax) (55,000 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | W 13.4 × D 13.2 × H 7.0 (㎝) |
No.18
| Author name | Takeshita Shikamaru |
| Work name | Nanban flower vase |
| price | 45,000 yen (excluding tax) (49,500 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 13.5 × H 24.0 (㎝) |
No.19
| Author name | Natsu Nishiyama |
| Work name | [Left] Carbonized salmon [Medium] Carved and Powdered White Sake Cup [Sold] [Right] Carved Oribe Tumbler [Sold] |
| price | 18,000 yen (excluding tax) (19,800 yen including tax) 7,000 yen excluding tax (7,700 yen including tax) 3,400 yen (excluding tax) (3,740 yen including tax) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) No box |
| size | W 10.0 × D 10.0 × H 15.0 (㎝) W 6.5 × D 6.5 × H 8.0 (㎝) W 7.0 × D 7.0 × H 10.5 (㎝) |
No.20
| Author name | GENDO/Natsumi Nishiyama |
| Work name | [Left] Iroha flower pot [Sold] [Right] Oribe bowl |
| price | 5,400 yen (excluding tax) (5,940 yen including tax) 4,200 yen excluding tax (4,620 yen including tax) |
| box | No box |
| size | W 21.0 × D 21.0 × H 5.5 (㎝) W 19.0 × D 19.0 × H 5.5 (㎝) |
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