BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE POTTERY

Japanese Pottery Exhibition at PUSTAKA (Sarawak State Library)

I was lucky when I was in PUSTAKA to see the Japanese Pottery Exhibition at PUSTAKA Sarawak. The exhibition under the theme ‘The Rising Generation from Traditional Japanese Kilns’ was presented by the Japan Foundation engages in international cultural exchange activities, focusing on the understanding of Japanese arts and culture through the visual arts. (Japanese foundation, 1999).

The exhibition really given me an artistic view of the pottery from Japan as I always has been exposed to the pottery from Sarawak. As Sarawak pottery are beautiful and the high demand from my friends from oversea including west Malaysia.

Here, in due respect to all the artists involved in the exhibition. I salute you by sharing your artistry to the world. I know friends which are from other division of Sarawak and the rest of the state in Malaysia might not be able to visit this exhibition thus, hoping with this feature it will encourage all of you to visit this exhibition.

According to the arrangement of the pottery: Bluish-toned transluscent glazed jar with daylily motif by Shinno Iwao, Jar with geometric motif and spattered slip by Shimizu Ichiji, vase with linear motif and spattered slip deco by Shimizu Ichiji, Sound of the wind by Ichino Masahiko and Vessel with linear motif (Ichino Masahiko)

Large plate with peony motif and rectangular plate with lotus flower motif by Machizuki Shu.

Blue-glazed vase with wave motif and Blue-glazed bowl with linear flower motif by Miyanishi Atsushi and the ceremonial vessel, Ohi glaze by Ohi Toshio.

Triangular blue and pop plate and blue and pop bowl by Shiba Masamitsu.

There is some more beautiful pottery which I will not be displaying, this is to ensure that you will make an effort to visit the exhibition at Sarawak State Library.