Haga Minoru Black and Silver Bowl 13cm

These are works by Minoru Haga, who creates pottery in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a renowned pottery region, and then worked as a potter while employed at an automobile factory. In 2010, to devote himself full-time to his creative work, he opened a studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City.
His works simultaneously embody two opposing impressions: a dynamic, inorganic feel that evokes the beauty and harshness of nature, coupled with a subtle human softness that complements the simple forms.

The "Ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method involving bisque firing, then glazing and main firing, followed by burying the pieces in split firewood and refiring them in a wood-fired kiln.
Although this technique has a very high failure rate, it results in pottery with complex expressions, which Haga earnestly pursues.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new endeavor using white glazes, but it includes a deliberate process of applying glaze and then peeling it off, intentionally creating a decayed texture.
The price range is accessible, and the simple color tones enhance food presentations.

"Kokugin" (black silver) is a silver technique that offers glimpses of the rough texture of the clay.
The glare is subdued, resulting in a piece where a metallic texture and the black of the earth are harmoniously integrated.

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of pottery making with utmost sincerity.
What lies there is not a simple contrast of destruction and rebirth, but an attitude of confronting "irretrievability" itself.
We hope you will enjoy Haga's mastery of various techniques.

■Size: Diameter 13cm, Height 6cm
■Weight: Approx. 230g
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*Minoru Haga's works value serendipity, so there are significant individual differences.
The photos show pieces that are generally the same size, but each has different patterns and slight variations in size, so please consider them as examples.
The "Ume-yaki" technique tends to have a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please be aware of this in advance.

＜Minoru Haga＞
1983 Born in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture
2008 Completed Tajimi City Ceramic and Design Institute, received Graduation Project Award
2012 The 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Pottery Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 The 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Pottery Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture