Special Talk on Japanese Pottery
“Uncovering Saga Ceramics of Hizen Yoshida:
When Creativity Meets Originality”
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The Japan Foundation, Bangkok, in collaboration with Creative Economy Agency (CEA) via Thailand Creative & Design Center Chiang Mai (TCDC Chiang Mai) and the Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, presented a special talk of “Uncovering Saga Ceramic of Hizen Yoshida: When Creativity Meets Originality” in two cities: onThursday 8 December 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 at Function room, 2nd Floor, Thailand Creative & Design CenterChiang Mai (TCDC Chiang Mai) and on Saturday 10 December 2022 , 13:30 -15:00 at Damrong Rajanubhab Room, National Museum Bangkok.
Geographically, Hizen is an old province of Japan stretching over areas of Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures in Kyushu and has been the prime producing hub for numerous exquisite Hizen ceramics, mainly including Karatsu-yaki (yaki means pottery or ware), Imari-yaki, Takeo-yaki, Arita-yaki and Hizen Yoshida (Ureshino)-yaki, for more than 400 years. While Arita-yaki seems the most globally famous among its kinds as an epitome of refined Japanese pottery, Hizen Yoshida-yaki also has their own original charm and uniqueness of which development has not been constrained by style but flourishing through times thanks to creativities of networking makers, designers, and local communities. In other words, Hizen Yoshida-yaki has been honing its skills in the shadows for many years as an entity known only to those in the know.
On this occasion, Mr. Tsuji Satoshi, ceramics artist and founder of 224 porcelain in Ureshino city, gave a talk to share his experiences and insights of various dimensions about Hizen Yoshida-yaki by tracing its origin, introducing 224 porcelain, his own ceramic studio, and its changes during COVID-19 pandemic, and unravelling challenges faced by the traditional craft industry and envisioning its future unbounded by collaboration among generations of ceramics makers, designers and their communities. It was hoped that this talk would ignite the mutual learning and understanding about how to sustain the original pottery with living creativities in practice in this glocalizing world.
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok co-organized this event in Chiang Mai with Creative Economy Agency (CEA) via Thailand Creative & Design Center Chiang Mai (TCDC Chiang Mai) as a part of Chiang Mai Design Week 2022 themed “LOCAL RISE ATION” while in Bangkok with the Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture as a part of the exhibition entitled “The Endless Epic of Japanese and Thai Ceramic Relationship in the World’s Trade and Culture.”
Schedule
Chiang Mai
Venue: Function room, 2nd floor, TCDC Chiang Mai
Thursday 8 December 2022
13:30 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 – 15:00 Special talk by Mr. Tsuji Satoshi, founder of 224 porcelain (60 min)
15:00 – 15:30 Q&A
Bangkok
Venue: Damrong Rajanubhab room, National Museum Bangkok
Saturday 10 December 2022
13:00 – 13:30 Registration
13:30 – 14:30 Special talk by Mr. Tsuji Satoshi, owner of 224 Porcelain (60 min)
14:30 – 15:00 Q&A
About the speaker
TSUJI Satoshi
Ceramic Artist and Founder of 224 Porcelain
Born in Ureshino city in Saga Prefecture, in 1979, Tsuji, the seventh generation kiln owner, established 224 porcelain, a new porcelain brand based on Hizen Yoshida-yaki, with two product designers in 2012. He graduated from Kinki University and Arita Pottery University in 2005 and won several awards, to name a few, at the Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition in Kyushu in 2006, the third place at Yokkaichi Manko Ceramic Design Competition in 2007, and the Excellent Award in the field of Ceramics for the rice bowl competition in 2008. After that, he actively participated in exhibition in Japan and abroad, at Maison & Objet in Paris during 2014-2016, Frankfurt Ambiente and Mori Museum in 2016, and assisted in planning and directing Hizen Yoshida pottery events.
About 224 porcelain
224 porcelain is a new porcelain brand produced by Hizen Yoshida Pottery in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, a region famed for its tea and hot springs. Various innovative products that enrich people’s daily lives have been created by utilizing techniques and tools developed over a long history of pottery production both in Ureshisho region as well as neighboring Arita City.
Contact Information
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok
10th Fl. Serm-mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit 21, Bangkok 10110
Tel: +66-2-260-8560~3
Email: acdept_jfbkk@jpf.go.jp
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Saga Ceramics of Hizen Yoshida:
When Creativity Meets Originality
10 December 2022
National Museum Bangkok
Saga Ceramics of Hizen Yoshida:
When Creativity Meets Originality
8 December 2022
TCDC Chiang Mai
Ceramic Studio Visits:
Prempracha Collection, Siam Celadon, Charm Learn
7 December 2022
