Minoru Haga Ume-yaki White Bowl 15cm C

This is a work by Minoru Haga, who makes pottery in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery production area, and then worked as a potter while working at an automobile factory. In 2010, he opened a studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City, to concentrate on his creative activities.
His works simultaneously encompass two opposing impressions: a dynamic, inorganic impression that evokes the beauty and harshness of nature, and a slightly human softness that is added to simple forms.

The "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then glazing and main firing, and then burying the work in split firewood and firing it again in a wood-fired kiln.
This method has a very high chance of failure, but it results in pottery with complex expressions, which Haga diligently pursues.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new endeavor that uses white glazes, but intentionally includes a process of applying and then peeling off the glaze, deliberately bringing out a decayed texture.
The price range is affordable, and the simple color tone enhances the food.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique that reveals the rough texture of the clay.
The glare is suppressed, and it is a work where a metallic texture and the black of the earth are harmoniously blended.

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of pottery with great 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 diverse techniques.

■ Size: Diameter 15cm, Height 4.5cm
■ Weight: Approximately 250g
■ Microwave: ◯ / Dishwasher: △ / Oven: ×

* Mr. Haga's works value serendipity, so there are large individual differences.
The photos are generally of the same size, but each pattern and subtle size differs, so please consider them as an example.
"Ume-yaki" has a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please be aware of this in advance.

＜Minoru Haga＞
1983 Born in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture
2008 Graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center, received Graduation Project Award
2012 The 5th Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition, 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 Selected for the 6th Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition, 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera Town, Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture