• Microscopic Decoration

    Terumasa Ikeda: Iridescent Lacquer
    by Jesse Gross
    Microscopic Decoration
  • "Out with Demons! In with Fortune!"

    A Springtime Selection
    by Jesse Gross
    "Out with Demons! In with Fortune!"
  • by Jesse Gross
    Visiting a Master of Imitation in the Mountains of Karuizawa
  • Extreme Surfaces: Cutting Edge Kogei

    Experience the beauty of Design Miami in New York City
    by Jesse Gross
    Extreme Surfaces: Cutting Edge Kogei
  • Year in Review

    Reflecting on the Exhibitions of 2022
    by Jesse Gross
    Year in Review
  • by Jesse Gross
    Holiday Joy in Small Parcels
  • Extreme Surfaces: Vector-Active Crafts

    Design Miami 2022: Cutting Edge Kogei
    by Jesse Gross
    Extreme Surfaces: Vector-Active Crafts
  • Extreme Surfaces: Surface-Active Crafts

    Design Miami 2022: Cutting Edge Kogei
    by Jesse Gross
    Extreme Surfaces: Surface-Active Crafts
  • Extreme Surfaces: Form-Active Crafts

    Design Miami 2022: Cutting Edge Kogei
    by Jesse Gross
    Extreme Surfaces: Form-Active Crafts
  • by Jesse Gross
    Artist Retrospective: Susumu Shingu
  • Kinetic Sculptor: Susumu Shingu

    Essay by Ippodo Gallery Director Shoko Aono
    by Shoko Aono
    Kinetic Sculptor: Susumu Shingu
  • Hanaire 花入: In the Vase as in the Field

    Jihei Murase: Innovation in Form
    by Jesse Gross
    Hanaire 花入: In the Vase as in the Field
  • A Kaleidoscopic View of the Tea Caddy

    Jihei Murase: Innovation in Form
    by Jesse Gross
    A Kaleidoscopic View of the Tea Caddy
  • Put in Place: Toriawase

    Elements of the Tea Ceremony
    by Jesse Gross
    Put in Place: Toriawase
  • Rebirth after Two Millennia

    Jihei Murase: Innovation in Form
    by Jesse Gross
    Rebirth after Two Millennia
  • Accumulating Value: Negoro Lacquer 根来塗

    Jihei Murase: Innovation in Form
    by Jesse Gross
    Accumulating Value: Negoro Lacquer 根来塗
  • Artist Spotlight: Jihei Murase

    Innovation in Form
    by Jesse Gross
    Artist Spotlight: Jihei Murase
  • A Gentle Touch

    On the Axis: Kiyoko Morioka
    by Jesse Gross
    Kiyoko Morioka, 1974-present, Flower vase - 瓶子型花器, Ceramic, (C24478)
    Kiyoko Morioka, 1974-present, Flower vase - 瓶子型花器, Ceramic, (C24478)
  • The Glass Weaver

    On the Axis: Kota Arinaga
    by Jesse Gross
    Kota Arinaga 有永浩太, 1978-present, gāze 白 (White), Glass, 2020, (C24532)
    Kota Arinaga 有永浩太, 1978-present, gāze 白 (White), Glass, 2020, (C24532)
  • by Churou Wang
    How to Experience the Sensation of the Tea Bowl

    Learning material from the lecture on June 25, 2022 
    Written by Yoshitsugu Nagano

     

  • About the Motif

    Bizen Ware
    About the Motif
  • About the Motif: Tenmoku-Like

    Tea bowls by Hideyuki Fujisawa
    About the Motif: Tenmoku-Like
  • The Chashitsu茶室, Tea Room

    Elements of the Tea Ceremony
    The Chashitsu茶室, Tea Room
  • Celadon Glaze
  • Kanna
  • The Vegetal World of Wonder
  • Matsubara's White Road

    An Essay by Shoko Aono
    by Shoko Aono
    Matsubara's White Road
  • Elegant Dedications Journal
  • Artist Spotlight

    Behind the Scenes with Yukiya Izumita
    Artist Spotlight
  • Artist Spotlight

    Kenji Wakasugi
    Artist Spotlight
  • The Art of Kogei
  • About the Motif:

    Similarities between Massimo Micheluzzi works and Japanese Aesthetics.
    About the Motif:
  • by Shoko Aono
    Ancient Memories and the Joy of Touching

     

     

     

  • The Way of Scent "Koh do"
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Hafu Matsumoto
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Otsukimi (お月見)

    Moon Viewing Festival
    Otsukimi (お月見)
  • Artist Spotlight

    Suikei Saito
    Artist Spotlight
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Keiji Ito
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Two Brothers

    Kai and Yui Tsujimura
    Two Brothers

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Hare's Furs and Oil Spotting

    On Noriyuki Furutani's Tenmoku Glazes
    Hare's Furs and Oil Spotting
  • Between the Cracks:

    Kodai Ujiie's Collage-Like surfaces
    Between the Cracks:
  • Candied Surfaces

    Tea Bowls by Tomoyuki Hoshino
    Candied Surfaces
  • About the Motif:

    Rokumei, Deer's Cry
    About the Motif:
  • About the Motif:

    Goddess of the Moon
    About the Motif:
  • About the Motif:

    Ten Thousand Flowers
    About the Motif:
  • About the Motif:

    A Look into Yuki Hayama's Shinrabansho Design
    About the Motif:
  • Exhibition Highlights:

    Details of Daisuke Nakano
    Exhibition Highlights:
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Yui Tsujimura
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Artist Spotlight:

    The Mountain of Kai Tsujimura
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Kan Matsuzaki
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Hiroshi Goseki, A Form in Flux
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Shota Suzuki
    Artist Spotlight:
  • Hinamatsuri 雛祭 March 3

    Dolls Day, a Celebration of Health and Happiness for Japanese Girls
    Michiko Fujita, Doll 'Hinamatsuri'
    Michiko Fujita, Doll 'Hinamatsuri'
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Kan Kishino
  • A Gentle Tea Bowl

    The Art of Tomoyuki Hoshino
    A Gentle Tea Bowl
  • The Magic of Tea Bowls

    A Reflection on Contemporary Japanese Tea Bowls
    by Shoko Aono

    This week's journal is a reflection on the conversations from the event with Museum of Fine Art, Houston. An essay on the transience of the art of the tea bowl, this essay discusses the current global climate and how it relates to our relationship with each other and art.

  • A Bowl For All Seasons
  • Artist Spotlight:

    Kodai Ujiie's Contemporary Kintsugi
    Artist Spotlight:

    Kodai Ujiie, currently exhibiting at Tokyo Ippodo Gallery’s 6th New Birds Flying group show until January 31, 2021, is one of the youngest and most refreshing artists in the Ippodo Gallery collection. This journal goes into detail on his inspiration, development of his visual language, and highlights a few of his pieces. 

  • Unique Surfaces

    A Survey of Tokyo Ippodo Gallery Artists
    Unique Surfaces
  • Welcoming The New Year With Ippodo Gallery

    Happy New Year! 

    Ippodo Gallery team hopes that this year is a lot brighter and warmer than the last!

    To welcome the new year and all our friends and supporters, we feature a carefully curated selection of pieces from Tokyo Ippodo Gallery to share with you for this week's Journal. 

  • Oshōgatsu 御正月:

    Welcoming the New Year
    Oshōgatsu 御正月:
  • Altered Forms

    Ribbing, Faceting, and Molding
    Altered Forms

    Three different ways to alter a ceramic form explained through Ippodo Gallery's artists. 

  • Tōji 冬至: The Winter Solstice
  • A Slender Silhouette:

    On Ippodo Gallery’s Tall Forms
    A Slender Silhouette:

    A look through the various tall forms from Ippodo Gallery artists featuring artists Koichiro Isezaki, Hafu Matsumoto, and Yui Tsujimura.

     

     

     

  • Ash Glazes

    on Yui Tsujimura's Natural Ash Glazes
    Ash Glazes

    A brief overview on the methods and applications of Ash Glaze featuring our artist, Yui Tsujimura and his signature, natural ash pieces.

  • Japanese Lacquer

    An Overview
    Japanese Lacquer
  • Stoneware and Colorants

    On Iron Oxide
    Stoneware and Colorants

    A deeper look into the techniques and materials of Ippodo Gallery's ceramic artists. 

    This week we feature specifically red iron oxide and its effects on the clay body and glaze.

  • Black Glazes

    Tenmoku, Raku, and Oribe
    Black Glazes

    Looking through Ippodo Gallery’s tea bowl collection, we have a variety of different glazing techniques, textures, styles, and forms across all the different ceramic artists. 

     

  • Shino Glaze

    An introduction to the Shino glaze technique
    Shino Glaze
  • About Glass

    A Short Introduction to Glassblowing Technique
    About Glass

    Ippodo Gallery's weekly journal feature introduces Glassblowing. Coinciding with Laura de Santillana's exhibition, Through Her Eyes: In Memory of Laura de Santillana. 

    A short and concise view on the techniques of glassblowing, this journal discusses Free-blowing and Mold-blowing techniques. 

  • by Shoko Aono
    A Letter to Laura

    A personal letter from Ippodo Gallery director Shoko Aono to her late friend and artist Laura de Santillana. This letter precedes Ippodo Gallery's October - November exhibition, Through Her Eyes: In Memory of Laura de Santillana. 

  • Intricate Painting:

    A Brief Look into the Technique of China Painting
    Intricate Painting:

    China painting was first developed in China during the 7th-8th century. The main types of China painting include underglaze and overglaze. This Journal goes into detail about the two types of China painting, paired with examples from Ippodo Gallery's artists.

  • Suiboku-ga:

    Ink Wash Painting and Tadataka Kishino
    Suiboku-ga:

     

    Samsara: Sculptures by Sho Kishino includes five ink wash paintings made by the artist’s father, Tadataka Kishino, a renowned practitioner of this style. Tadataka’s works are careful studies of space and nature. Tadataka’s works focus on the drawn line and tonal value of the ink, using the empty space of the bare washi paper or silk canvas to suggest physical space such as the sky or a body of water. In his sculpture, Sho Kishino draws inspiration from this practice in a literal sense by incorporating the physical space that his works occupy into their composition.

     

     

  • The Rebirth of Wood

    A Look Inside Sho Kishino's Studio
    The Rebirth of Wood

    Sho Kishino invites us into his studio.

    A look into the space of inspiration for a sculptor, we are offered a different lens in which to understand the production of his work. The humility, resourcefulness, and care for his pieces and practice are all reflected through his studio space.

    It is through this careful documentation that the viewer can see the tidy and meticulious personality of Kishino; one that is reflected in precise and organic carving. 

  • Chōyō no sekku | September 9

    Chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival
    Chōyō no sekku | September 9

    A deep tradition runs throughout East Asian cultures of ascribing certain numbers and dates with innately auspicious or inauspicious qualities.

    The Japanese holiday Chōyō no sekku, or the Double Ninth Festival, is observed on the ninth day of the ninth month. As the greatest single-digit, odd number, nine is believed to possess an excess amount of Yang; the “double nine” of Chōyō no sekku creates an atmosphere of imbalance. But through ritual and prayer, observers of the holiday transform the day’s “excess of Yang” (chōyō) into an auspicious occasion. 

    Celebrated since the ninth century, Chōyō no sekku also signals the transition of the seasons and commemorates the autumn rice harvest and its accompanying bounty. Historically, Chōyō no sekku was observed according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and is now marked annually on September 9th. 

     

  • Obon

    A Late Summer Festival
    Obon
  • In Detail

    Takashi Tomo-oka's Washi Prints
    In Detail

    A detailed look into the materials used in Takashi Tomo-oka's delicate and minimal prints.

  • Capturing Patience

    The Philosophy of Nature in Takashi Tomo-oka's Photography
    Capturing Patience
  • Natural Glazes of Yui Tsujimura

    ippodo gallery presents new pieces by yui tsujimura

  • About the Series

    Koichiro Isezaki
    About the Series

    Ippodo Gallery’s spring artist Koichiro Isezaki's series of provocative, sculptural, yet minimal, vessels and forms.