Author: Bizen Gallery Aoyama

"Shizen"=Nature "Bizen"=Bizen Pottery Author:Taijiro ITO Photo:Taijiro ITO Bizen Gallery Aoyama Tokyo, Japan => We moved to Kyoto in December 2020. The Beauty of Nature, The beauty of the Japanese Ceramics I learn the beauty from nature. In this blog, I hope to share some of Japan's beautiful, yet ephemeral natural lansdcapes, in addtion to showcasing its exquisite Bizen pottery. "Please feel a sense of beauty of the wabi sabi." I do not edit a photograph except that I input a blog name. I object to nuclear power plant. NATURE, TRADITION AND INNOVATION Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Collection of Gordon Brodfuehrer Jun 2, 2012 - Jan 13, 2013 It is held in Mingei International Museum in San Diego. In this exhibition, Several photographs of shizen to bizen are exhibited. Splendid collection of Mr. Brodfuehrer and some photographs of nature are displayed. Thank you for giving me an opportunity . copyright © 2005 Shizen to Bizen all rights reserved.

hydrangea

Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Bizen Gallery Aoyama

The rainy season has arrived. The hydrangea that blooms at this time brightens our dark feelings.
(The picture below is taken with the background color slightly changed.)
Shigaraki Tsubo / Detailed photo of the work

Side wall

Posted on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 by Bizen Gallery Aoyama

The side wall of our gallery. I like this atmosphere. The adjacent house was demolished so that the wall is now clearly visible. There are many Machiya in the city, but there are few machiya with boards on the sides. I want to install a hanging flower vase on this wall (joke).

Roof tile – Kawara

Posted on June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 by Bizen Gallery Aoyama

Recently, the old house next to and behind the gallery has been demolished.
The roof tiles were thrown into a dump truck.
I wanted to reuse them and got 25. And I laid them in our garden and arranged them.
A long time ago, roof tiles were a major product of Bizen Province. (There is still a factory.) It was fired in a kiln or made in a process quite similar to Bizen ware.
There is an abstract pattern in the roof tiles, which is fun. Also, it is very beautiful when wet with water. Same as Bizen ware.
I have to think about placing these better in the garden.
The garden will have a profound atmosphere. Roof tiles that have been exposed to the sun for a long time and exposed to rain and wind have a deep atmosphere. The tiles of old temples have the best taste. It may be instantly destroyed as industrial waste, but for me they are interesting.