Bizen Ware

Bizen ware (bizen yaki), one of the Six Ancient Kiln Sites of Japan, is pottery made in Bizen (in modern day Okayama).

• Bizen ware
  • is unglazed, vitrified, high temp (~1300 C) stoneware
  • is unique for its Hidasuki, streaks of bright red and orange
  • forms natural ash glaze from exposure to the wood ash

A Bizen-ware kiln in Imbe, Okayama. Picture taken April 2023.

Modern Bizen Artists

These are some modern Bizen artists / craftspeople whose work I enjoy.

• Watanabe Takuma (Youtube)
  • Makes sci-fi sculptures in his Mirai no Kaseki (Future Artifact) series
  • Also does a lot of traditional shapes

Created 2024-03-26. Updated 2024-06-22.

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