"Fired by Tradition: Masterworks by Nishihata Tadashi" Exhibition
Joan B Mirviss LTD
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Joan B. Mirviss LTD is pleased to announce our summer exhibition "Fired by Tradition: Masterworks by Nishihata Tadashi," featuring a completely fresh body of work by this master of the Tanba ceramic tradition. Nishihata is responsible for re-inventing the ancient art of red akadobe glazing following decades of experimentation, however it is his unique colorful ash glazing that is the focus of this current exhibition. Melted by the heat of the firing, the ash glaze runs and drips over the uneven sculpted clay surfaces and pools into their recesses. Ranging from pale aqua to deep emerald green, this luscious glaze, punctuated with occasional touches of iron-oxide glaze, beautifully complements his faceted forms.
[Image: Nishihata Tadashi Oval covered "Tanba" water storage jar with ash glaze covering diagonal banding (2011) Wood-fired stoneware with ash glaze 7 5/8 x 9 x 10 3/4 in.]
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from June 08, 2011 to July 29, 2011