Bamboo-Shaped Vase Sometsuke Sansui Landscape | The first-generation head of the Shinemon Kiln [146183]
Bamboo-Shaped Vase Sometsuke Sansui Landscape | The first-generation head of the Shinemon Kiln
[146183]
Price: 110,000JPY
Weight: 2000g
Low stock
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Width: 6.5 cm / Height: 21 cm
Width: 2.6 in / Height: 8.3 in
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This is a work by the predecessor and first-generation master of Sh inemon Kiln, Sh inichiro Baba (posthumously Sh inemon), one of the representative kilns of Arita ware. It is a vase in the form of a bamboo tube, boldly decorated with a landscape (sansui) scene in sometsuke (blue-and-white underglaze). Crafted with the ref ined techniques of Arita ware, the vessel captures the natural form of bamboo, embody ing qu intessential Japanese aesthetics such as tranquility, dignity, and wabi-sabi.
Today, Sh inemon Kiln is renowned as a leader in the yohen technique, which requires exceptional skill in manipulat ing glazes. However, this piece is not yohen but sometsuke. This is because it was created by the found ing master himself dur ing his career. Through sometsuke, the fundamental pa int ing technique of Arita ware, we can see how he demonstrated his technical mastery. S ince Sh inemon Kiln today rarely produces sometsuke works, this vase is a rare and valuable surviv ing piece.
Its form is unique: a tall, slender vessel modeled after a bamboo tube, ideal for use as an ichir in-zashi (s ingle-flower vase). The elegant bamboo form, rendered through Arita craftsmanship, evokes both serenity and vitality, lend ing ref ined presence to a Japanese-style interior. When a s ingle flower is placed inside, vessel and nature merge, creat ing a harmony enriched by the beauty of empty space.
The pa inted motif is sansui?landscape scenery featur ing mounta ins, rivers, lakes, trees, and rocks, with little emphasis on human presence. When people or build ings do appear, they are depicted as small with in the vastness of nature. Landscape pa int ing was deeply influenced by Ch inese Daoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism, all of which emphasize reverence for nature and the pursuit of harmony with it. Sansui reflects these philosophical and spiritual ideals, express ing the human quest for enlightenment through depictions of the natural world. This subject, long considered central in traditional art, appears not only in ceramics like this piece but also in ink pa int ings and hang ing scrolls, mak ing it a classic theme of East Asian aesthetics.
From the perspective of technique, this piece was executed in sometsuke. This involves pa int ing directly onto the bisque-fired body before glaz ing. The flow ing brushstrokes and delicate touch unique to this method vividly capture the ref ined world of landscape pa int ing. Because the absorbent surface does not allow corrections, every brushstroke must be completed in one decisive motion. Patience, concentration, and compositional strength?all come together in this f inished work.
[Potter Profile]
Sh inichiro Baba (deceased)
The first-generation head of the Sh inemon Kiln
Member of Nitten / Full Member of the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Association / Member of the Saga Prefecture Ceramic Association / Member of the Arita Ceramic Association
[Sh inichiro Baba's career is as follows ]
Born in 1924 in Arita, Saga Prefecture
1972: Founded the Sh inemon Kiln in Arita.
1979: Selected for the Prefecture Exhibition with "Hexagonal Celadon Bowl."
1981: Selected for the Nitten exhibition with "Oil Spot Tenmoku Large Bowl," subsequently selected 21 times.
1989: Appo inted as an art exhibition judge.
2000: Exhibited "Saiun-99" and "Sai-99" at the British Museum in London (Saga Prefecture Ceramic Exhibition).
2004: Exhibited "Saikei" and "Saimon" at the Arita Pottery Exhibition in Germany.
[Ma in Awards]
1983: Won the First Place Bijutsu Kyokai Prize at the Bijutsu Kyokai Exhibition for "C innabar Flower Vase."
1986: Received the Grand Prize and the Contemporary Craft President's Prize at the Contemporary Crafts Kyushu Exhibition.
1996: Awarded the Contemporary Craft Prize at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition for "Akebono no Nagisa."
2000: Received the Full Member Prize at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition for "Rensaku・Sai."
Width: 6.5 cm / Height: 21 cm
Width: 2.6 in / Height: 8.3 in
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This is a work by the predecessor and first-generation master of Sh inemon Kiln, Sh inichiro Baba (posthumously Sh inemon), one of the representative kilns of Arita ware. It is a vase in the form of a bamboo tube, boldly decorated with a landscape (sansui) scene in sometsuke (blue-and-white underglaze). Crafted with the ref ined techniques of Arita ware, the vessel captures the natural form of bamboo, embody ing qu intessential Japanese aesthetics such as tranquility, dignity, and wabi-sabi.
Today, Sh inemon Kiln is renowned as a leader in the yohen technique, which requires exceptional skill in manipulat ing glazes. However, this piece is not yohen but sometsuke. This is because it was created by the found ing master himself dur ing his career. Through sometsuke, the fundamental pa int ing technique of Arita ware, we can see how he demonstrated his technical mastery. S ince Sh inemon Kiln today rarely produces sometsuke works, this vase is a rare and valuable surviv ing piece.
Its form is unique: a tall, slender vessel modeled after a bamboo tube, ideal for use as an ichir in-zashi (s ingle-flower vase). The elegant bamboo form, rendered through Arita craftsmanship, evokes both serenity and vitality, lend ing ref ined presence to a Japanese-style interior. When a s ingle flower is placed inside, vessel and nature merge, creat ing a harmony enriched by the beauty of empty space.
The pa inted motif is sansui?landscape scenery featur ing mounta ins, rivers, lakes, trees, and rocks, with little emphasis on human presence. When people or build ings do appear, they are depicted as small with in the vastness of nature. Landscape pa int ing was deeply influenced by Ch inese Daoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism, all of which emphasize reverence for nature and the pursuit of harmony with it. Sansui reflects these philosophical and spiritual ideals, express ing the human quest for enlightenment through depictions of the natural world. This subject, long considered central in traditional art, appears not only in ceramics like this piece but also in ink pa int ings and hang ing scrolls, mak ing it a classic theme of East Asian aesthetics.
From the perspective of technique, this piece was executed in sometsuke. This involves pa int ing directly onto the bisque-fired body before glaz ing. The flow ing brushstrokes and delicate touch unique to this method vividly capture the ref ined world of landscape pa int ing. Because the absorbent surface does not allow corrections, every brushstroke must be completed in one decisive motion. Patience, concentration, and compositional strength?all come together in this f inished work.
[Potter Profile]
Sh inichiro Baba (deceased)
The first-generation head of the Sh inemon Kiln
Member of Nitten / Full Member of the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Association / Member of the Saga Prefecture Ceramic Association / Member of the Arita Ceramic Association
[Sh inichiro Baba's career is as follows ]
Born in 1924 in Arita, Saga Prefecture
1972: Founded the Sh inemon Kiln in Arita.
1979: Selected for the Prefecture Exhibition with "Hexagonal Celadon Bowl."
1981: Selected for the Nitten exhibition with "Oil Spot Tenmoku Large Bowl," subsequently selected 21 times.
1989: Appo inted as an art exhibition judge.
2000: Exhibited "Saiun-99" and "Sai-99" at the British Museum in London (Saga Prefecture Ceramic Exhibition).
2004: Exhibited "Saikei" and "Saimon" at the Arita Pottery Exhibition in Germany.
[Ma in Awards]
1983: Won the First Place Bijutsu Kyokai Prize at the Bijutsu Kyokai Exhibition for "C innabar Flower Vase."
1986: Received the Grand Prize and the Contemporary Craft President's Prize at the Contemporary Crafts Kyushu Exhibition.
1996: Awarded the Contemporary Craft Prize at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition for "Akebono no Nagisa."
2000: Received the Full Member Prize at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition for "Rensaku・Sai."
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 Porcelain production started in Japan in the 17th century after kaorin stone was discovered in Arita. From the middle 17th century, large amounts of Arita ceramics, which captivated the European royalty and nobility, were exported to Europe, through the Dutch trading post on Dejima Island in Nagasaki. Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, was so fond of Arita ceramics that he ordered porcelain resembling Arita ceramics to be made in his electorate. In Arita, the tradition and techniques of Arita ceramics have been preserved for over 400 years, while young potters and workshops take on the callenge of producing ambitious new works. |
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