Haga Minoru Umeyaki Black Cup

These are works by Minoru Haga, a potter based in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery-producing region, and later worked as a potter while employed at an automobile factory. In 2010, he opened a studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City, to dedicate himself to his creative activities.
His works simultaneously encompass two contrasting impressions: the dynamic, inorganic feel that conveys the beauty and harshness of nature, and a slight human softness added to simple forms.

The "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing, then glazing and main firing, followed by burying the pieces in split firewood and refiring them in a wood-fired kiln.
This method has a very high chance of failure, but because it results in ceramics with complex expressions, Haga is passionately committed to it.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new attempt that uses white glazes but includes a process of deliberately applying and then stripping off the glaze, intentionally creating a decaying texture.
The price range is accessible, and the simple color tone enhances the food served on it.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique that offers glimpses of the rough texture of the clay.
The glare is suppressed, creating a work where a metallic texture and the black of the earth are beautifully harmonized with the clay.

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

■ Size: Diameter 7.5cm, Height 8.5cm
■ Weight: Approximately 200g
■ Microwave: ◯ / Dishwasher: △ / Oven: ×

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

※There are individual differences in the size of these works.

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