Hagi Yasushi Okada Pottery Exhibition
HAGI Okada Yasushi Ceramics Exhibition
| Exhibition period Schedule |
July 17, 2024 (Wed) – July 22 (Mon) July 17 - July 22, 2024 |
| Gallery opening hours Opening Hours | Open from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM [Until 5:00 PM on the final day, July 22nd (Monday)] Open every day during the exhibition period. Open daily 11 am to 7 pm except for July 22, when the gallery will close at 5 pm. |
| Exhibiting artist Artist | Yasushi Okada Okada Yasushi |
| Introduction Introduction |
July marks the transition from the period of minor heat to the period of major heat. We will be holding a solo exhibition by Yasushi Okada a Hagi ware artist. Yasushi, as the successor to the Okada Kiln, which has a 200-year history dating back to the Edo period, dedicates himself to pottery making every day and supports his father, Yutaka Yashiro.
His works can be broadly divided into two categories. One example is a unique glaze he created called "pale blue glaze," which is unlike anything seen in previous Hagi ware. Inspired by the beautiful blue of the Sea of Japan as seen from Hagi, the artist created a variety of pieces featuring a delicate light blue glaze, including tea bowls, flower vases, water pitchers, tableware, and sake vessels. Another category consists of works that adhere to the history of traditional Hagi ware potters. Both pieces feature a soft, gentle glaze, which, combined with their refined appearance, has been well-received by pottery enthusiasts.
This exhibition, the first at our gallery in four years, will feature over 60 new works, primarily focusing on our specialty tea ceremony ceramics, including pale blue glazes that create a refreshing feel perfect for the hot summer, and white Hagi glazes heavily covered with ash. I would be delighted if you would take a look at it.
Shop owner Takashi Yasuda |
| Biography Biography | Born in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1976. Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo Zokei University in 2002. 2009: Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (selected 14 times since then) 2013 Kikuchi Biennale Encouragement Award Exhibited at the 60th Anniversary Exhibition of the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition: "From Crafts to KOGEI" 2015 Japan Ceramics Exhibition: Excellent Work Award and Mainichi Shimbun Award 2017: Energia Art Award, Yamaguchi Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Encouragement Award Hagi-denryu - Exhibition of Six Young Artists - (Held three more times thereafter / Kakiden Gallery) 2019: Contemporary Ceramics Hagi Grand Prize Exhibition V - Excellence Award 2021 "New Trends in Hagi" Yasushi Okada Exhibition (Midorioka Museum of Art / Nara Prefecture) 2023 Pola Award for Traditional Culture, Encouragement Award 2024 Paramita Ceramics Grand Prize Exhibition Grand Prize (Paramita Museum / Mie Prefecture) He studied under his father, Yuu Okada (a holder of Yamaguchi Prefecture's designated intangible cultural property, Hagi ware). |
| Artist in the gallery day Date Artist in Gallery | Scheduled for July 17th (Wed) - 20th (Sat) |
| Exhibited works Exhibited Works | Tea bowl, small tea bowl, water container, flower vase, hanging flower vase, brazier, lid rest, cloth holder, tea whisk, jar, sake cup, sake pitcher, teacup, plate, bowl, rectangular plate, square plate, small square plate, dressing container |
| DM Direct Mail | This exhibitionDMSee（PDF） |
| Video of the exhibition Exhibition Scenery Video | |
| Exhibition view photographs Exhibition Scenery Photo | 
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| Exhibition history at our gallery Exhibition Archives |
October 31, 2020 (Sat) – November 6 (Fri)
February 3, 2018 (Sat) – February 10 (Sat)
November 22, 2015 (Sun) – November 29 (Sun)
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| Main exhibited works Main Exhibited Works |
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No.1
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 14.4 × H 8.2 (㎝) |
No.2
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Pale blue glaze vase |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 12.8 × H 25.0 (㎝) |
No.3
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Shirohagi glaze kiln ash-covered tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 11.4 × H 8.2 (㎝) |
No.4
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 14.6 × H 7.6 (㎝) |
No.5
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Shirohagi glaze kiln Hensuisashi |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 16.8 × H 19.5 (㎝) |
No.6
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 15.6 × H 7.8 (㎝) |
No.7
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | light blue glaze vase |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 16.8 × H 30.9 (㎝) |
No.8
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi tea bowl (replica of the Six Jizo statues) |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 13.7 × H 7.8 (㎝) |
No.9
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Light blue glazed water intake finger |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 15.6 × H 16.4 (㎝) |
No.10
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi flat tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 15.2 × H 5.6 (㎝) |
No.11
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | White clover glazed vase |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 13.9 × H 9.0 (㎝) |
No.12
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | White Hagi glaze kiln flower vase |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 12.9 × H 30.6 (㎝) |
No.13
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Light blue glaze tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 13.2 × H 7.5 (㎝) |
No.14
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Hagi powder tea bowl |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 12.8 × H 8.8 (㎝) |
No.15
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | [Left] Shirahagi glaze kiln irregularly chamfered width tube [Medium] Hagi Tea Bowl, Small Size (Loquat) [Sold] [Right] Light blue glazed tea whisk [Sold] |
| box | With paper box Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) With paper box |
| size | Φ 4.7 × H 4.9 (㎝) Φ 12.4 × H 6.4 (㎝) Φ 6.0 × H 10.0 (㎝) |
No.16
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | [Left] Light blue glaze chamfered width tube [Medium] Hagi Tea Bowl Small Clothes (Powdered) [Right] White Hagi glaze kiln-fired shovel |
| box | With paper box Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) With paper box |
| size | Φ 4.6 × H 5.6 (㎝) Φ 12.0 × H 7.3 (㎝) Φ 4.9 × H 7.5 (㎝) |
No.17
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Shirohagi glaze kiln ash-covered jar |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 16.8 × H 19.2 (㎝) |
No.18
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | [Left] Light blue glaze lid holder [Medium] Light blue glazed kiln [Sold] [Right] Hagi Gourd Lid Rest [Sold] |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) |
| size | Φ 6.5 × H 5.6 (㎝) Φ 14.6 × H 11.2 (㎝) Φ 6.8 × 5.2 H (㎝) |
No.19
| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | Glazed rectangular plate Light blue glazed dressing container [Sold] |
| box | No box With paper box |
| size | W 26.0 × D 10.6 × H 1.3 (㎝) W 9.0 × D 7.8 × H 4.3 (㎝) |
No.20
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| Author name | Yasushi Okada |
| Work name | [Left] Hagi sake cup [Medium] Light blue glaze sake ware [Right] Light blue glazed sake cup |
| box | Comes with a paulownia wood box. Comes with a paulownia wood box (to be delivered later) Comes with a paulownia wood box. |
| size | Φ 7.8 × H 4.1 (㎝) W 13.2 × D 10.4 × H 9.3 (㎝) Φ 7.9 × H 5.3 (㎝) |
Regarding sales methods
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