Biography

Mitsukuni Misaki (b. 1951) has an urge to create powerful, lifelike works, encapsulating the dual strength and subtlety of beauty in nature. His works have an unnameable sensation, with asymmetrical works conveying the desire for serenity. The works are referred to as Saiyuudeiki, noted by the Japan Ceramic Society Director Koichi Mori for a well-balanced, ample form. Saiyuudeiki loosely translates to ‘colored stoneware vessels,’’ with Sai 彩 as color, Yuu 釉 as glaze, Dei 泥 as clay and Ki 器 as vessel. The style stands in marked contrast to Bian-hu, a sleeker, flatter part of his cannon.

 

Biography:

1951       Born in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
1972       Inspired by Fujio Koyama’s Hananoki Kiln
1975       Department of Law, the Faculty of Law, Chuo University
1976       Trained in Kutani, Uchiharano, Aizu Hongo, and Bizen styles.
1979       Became an independent ceramicist in Owase City, Mie Prefecture
1982       Solo Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Mitsukuni Misaki at Tobu Department Store and Ikebukuro
1989       Japan Kōgei Association Prize for Encouragement at the 36th Japan Traditional Exhibition
1991       Special Merit Prize at the Japan Ceramics Biennale
1993       Grand Prix Chichibunomiya Trophy at the 12th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
                Solo Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Mitsukuni Misaki at Isetan Shinjuku Store
1995       Special Encouragement Prize at the Tanko Biennale Tea Ceremony Arts Open Exhibition
2009       Excellent Work Prize, the Mainichi Newspaper Prize, at the 20th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
2013       Grand Prix at the 5th Kikuchi Biennale
                Encouragement Prize at the Kobe Biennale
2016       Solo Exhibition, “Boundless like Rothko” at Ippodo Gallery Tokyo in Ginza, Toko, Japan
2017       Solo Exhibition, “Earth from Sky” at Ippodo Gallery New York, United States of America
Now working in Chiba Prefecture in Western Japan. 

 

 

 

Times continue to change

But only when the rhythm and pace of my body adapt

I am drawn by the look and touch of a maturing artwork

Slow against time’s movement

Is it light or air that moves me?

I create to keep feeling the connection

With the sense of familiar emanating

That I cannot quite describe

- Mitsukuni Misaki

Works
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Light Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Light Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel X - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel X - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel I - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel I - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel IV - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel IV - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel V - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel V - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel VIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel VIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XI - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XI - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XVIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XVIII - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XIX - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XIX - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXI - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXI - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXIV - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXIV - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XVI - 彩泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XVI - 彩泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XX - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XX - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Mitsukuni Misaki, Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXV - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Mitsukuni Misaki
    Color-Glazed Mud Vessel XXV - 彩釉泥器, 2023
    Ceramic
Exhibitions
Events
Blog