Biography

     Once a favored student of a living national treasure in bizen, Jun Isezaki, Hiroshi Goseki (b. 1988) is on the frontier of innovation in the traditional and well-established bizen style. Goseki outsources no aspect of his creative process; the import of bizen clay to his studio in Ibaraki prefecture, lumber foraging, a combination of wheel-thrown and hand-built techniques, and constant refueling of a the fourteen-day kiln fire required of bizen class ceramics are all elements that contribute to the artist’s unique pieces.

 

"In these days of sudden war and world turmoil, I wondered what potters were thinking and doing with clay and fire in the unstable world of the Sengoku Period, the distant past. When I make objects such as tea bowls, I pray that they will be used in a peaceful world. Sometimes I think that making things in the face of war is hopeless. However, works of art can enrich people's hearts and minds. Even if such hope is small, it can never be meaningless. However small, I pray that such hope will never be powerless."

– Hiroshi Goseki

Works
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 黒削茶盌 , 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 黒削茶盌 , 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue and Black Yohen Shaved Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒削茶盌 , 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue and Black Yohen Shaved Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒削茶盌 , 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 黒削茶盌, 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 黒削茶盌, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue and Black Yohen Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌 , 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue and Black Yohen Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌 , 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hidasuki Tea Bowl - 緋襷茶盌, 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hidasuki Tea Bowl - 緋襷茶盌, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 檜山備前茶盌 , 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 檜山備前茶盌 , 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue and Black Yohen Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌 , 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue and Black Yohen Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌 , 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Yohen Tea Bowl - 窯変茶盌, 2023
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Yohen Tea Bowl - 窯変茶盌, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 桧山備前茶盌(筒型)
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 桧山備前茶盌(筒型)
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, 緋襷茶盌 Hidasuki Tea Bowl
    Hiroshi Goseki
    緋襷茶盌 Hidasuki Tea Bowl
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, 黒削茶盌
    Hiroshi Goseki
    黒削茶盌
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue and Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue and Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hidasuki Tea Bowl - 緋襷茶盌
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hidasuki Tea Bowl - 緋襷茶盌
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 桧山備前茶盌
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hiyama Bizen Tea Bowl - 桧山備前茶盌
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Pot
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Pot
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Bizen Tea Container
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Bizen Tea Container
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue and Black Jar - 蒼変黒爪壺
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Blue and Black Jar - 蒼変黒爪壺
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Hiyama Bizen Jar
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Hiyama Bizen Jar
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Yohen Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒削茶盌, 2022
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Yohen Black Shaved Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒削茶盌, 2022
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Ceramic
  • Hiroshi Goseki, Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Hiroshi Goseki
    Yohen Black Tea Bowl - 蒼変黒茶盌, 2022
    Ceramic
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