Biography
Having carried out an exhaustive study of decorative patterns from around the world, Yuki Hayama (b. 1961) imbues each porcelain with an entire world. Introducing characters from ancient legends and myths, Hayama questions the meaning of each type of pattern, causing the viewers to reconsider space and life, and inviting them to revisit the distant past. The message he transmits through his works is one of gratitude and amazement for the accomplishments of humanity and nature.
Public Collection:
Spiral Garden in Omotesando, Tokyo
Design Museum in Helsinki, Finland
Design Museum Arabia, Helsinki, Finland
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ichikawa Prefecture
Museum of Arts and Design, New York
Published Works:
"The World Miniature Painting : Flowers of One Thousand Years, the Yuki Hayama Collection" (2002)
"The Melody of Poetic Imagination: the Yuki Hayama Collection" (2005, Shin Nippon Kyoiku Tosho).
“A Girl Who Turned Into A Fish” (2008)
Works
Exhibitions
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Light and Abundance: Gold in Japanese Art
13 Mar - 17 Apr 2025Exhibition opens Thursday, March 13, 2025 35 N Moore Street, TriBeCa New York, NY — GRAND OPENING Ippodo Gallery invites you to join our inaugural opening of the new downtown...Read more -
The Garden of Dreams
Porcelain Stories by Yuki Hayama 30 Apr - 11 Jun 2021A surface completely covered in flowers; Yuki Hayama’s Offering Bowl with Ten Thousand Flowers is like a radiant dream. The form of the offering bowl suggests a sense of openness...Read more -
Beauty of Life
The Debut Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Yuki Hayama in collaboration with Joseph Carini Carpets 9 - 29 Sep 2016Yuki Hayama— A Ceramic Paradise Shoko Aono Yuki Hayama is an exceptional artist whose ceramics resemble gleaming, finely polished gemstones. Those who see these works of ceramic art are drawn...Read more -
Japanese Kogei
by Five Ippodo Artists 21 Oct - 28 Nov 2015Kôgei art springs from detailed technique and genuine internal soul. In honor of our artists’ participation in the Japanese Kôgei Future Forward exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design,...Read more
Publications
News
Events
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026
14 - 19 Mar 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Authentic Colors of Japan MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS – Ippodo Gallery is pleased to announce its debut participation in TEFAF Maastricht 2026, presenting a landmark exhibition titled Authentic Colors of Japan at Booth 476. From March 14 to March 19, the exhibition will feature masterful objects by 20 of Japan’s most distinguished contemporary artists. Their creations evoke vivid pigments sourced from nature and explore the primal power of color through the nation’s rarest traditional materials. This showcase of authentic Japanese colors offers visitors an encounter with a spectrum of mediums: the deep reds of vermillion lacquer, the luminescence of Gofun white from oyster shells, the brilliance of gold and silver leaf, and the depth of indigo blue. The exhibition highlights how ancient techniques are being radically recontextualized for global contemporary audiences: cutting edge mother-of-pearl inlays are naturally luminescent like digital screens; revolutionary silk Obi belts woven with opal incorporate the thousand-year history of Japanese weaving with new understanding of minerals; and masterworks in bamboo, Nihonga painting, and clay are grounded in the earthy, tactile aesthetics of the Japanese landscape. "To witness these artworks is to see the 'colors' of Japan not as mere pigments, but as living history," says Shoko Aono, the director of Ippodo Gallery. "In presenting pieces by these 20 esteemed artists in Maastricht, we are showcasing a mastery that is at once ancient and avant-garde." Exhibiting artists: Shin Fujihira, Shihoko Fukumoto, Kondaya Genbey, Yuki Hayama, Hideaki Honma, Terumasa Ikeda, Manji Inoue, Hajime and Yasuo Ishikura, Hiromi Itabashi, Yukiya Izumita, KAKU, Sho Kishino, Hirotomi Maeda, Masaaki Miyasako, Jihei Murase, Daisuke Nakano, Junko Narita, Reiji Omori, Hiraku Sudo, Shion Tabata, and Sōyō and Shōdo Yamagishi.Read more -
Grand Opening | Inaugural Exhibition Opening Reception
13 Mar 2025Coinciding with Asia Week New York 2025 Venue : NEW Ippodo Gallery Flagship in TriBeCa (35 N. Moore Street, New York, 10013) When : 5:00...Read more
Blog
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About the Motif:
Rokumei, Deer's Cry May 19, 2021‘ With pleased sounds the deer call to one another, eating the grass of the fields. ’ This is a line from a poem entitled...Read more -
About the Motif:
Goddess of the Moon May 11, 2021Yuki Hayama’s Goddess of the Moon is a large serving plate decorated meticulously with the cobalt and gold luster. The geometric, checkered patterning along the...Read more -
About the Motif:
Ten Thousand Flowers May 5, 2021Yuki Hayama is no stranger to dense, ornate decorative elements, especially when they exist on the surfaces of his work. The Ten Thousand Flowers motif...Read more -
About the Motif:
A Look into Yuki Hayama's Shinrabansho Design April 27, 2021Yuki Hayama is no stranger to dense, ornate decorative elements, especially when they exist on the surfaces of his work. The Shinrabansho motif is one...Read more -
Intricate Painting:
A Brief Look into the Technique of China Painting October 6, 2020China painting was first developed in China during the 7th and 8th century. Many different clay bodies can be subject to the same techniques of...Read more