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Touching Stone Gallery Santa Fe New Mexico USA
www.touchingstone.com Email: director@touchingstone.com
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Tadashi Nishihata Tanba Masterworks August 6 - September 8, 2010
See more of this artist's work: Nishihata's 2003 show 2004 show 2006 show 2008 show 2010 show 2013 show |
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Tadashi Nishihata 西端正 Touching Stone Gallery is honored to host an exhibition of masterworks of Japanese ceramist Tadashi Nishihata, three-time winner of the Tanabe Museum of Art sponsored Chanoyu Zokei Ten Grand Prize. Nestled in a beautiful valley along the Shitodani River that runs through the mountains northwest of Kyoto is the picturesque village Tachikui, historically known as Tanba*, one of the six oldest pottery centers in Japan. The rich ferrous soil in this area has supported generations of farmers and artisans since the Kamakura period (1180 - 1230). Tanba pottery is fired traditionally with wood. The oldest working noborigama (climbing kilns) in Japan are still used here. This serene setting is home of some of the world’s most beautiful ceramics. Tadashi Nishihata (b. 1948) comes from a family steeped in pottery tradition. His great great great grandfather Ichifusa was a master potter known for his figurative sake bottles in the late Edo period. Nishihata’s father, Sueharu (b. 1926), is a respected ceramist who has exhibited extensively. The long historic and family background provides Nishihata with tremendous depth for his life-long pursuit. Nishihata’s pottery exudes an unmistakable aura of strength and confidence, as if it is aware of its importance. Among Nishihata’s many achievements, the most significant is re-establishment of an ancient Tanba finish called Akadobe-yu (red clay glaze). In the early Edo period (1603 – 1867), some Tanba potters applied a certain type of glaze onto their pots to make them water-tight. Their glazed pottery turned a distinctive deep reddish color after firing. This type of pottery was made for only several decades, after which the method for creating it was inexplicably lost. For almost four centuries, numerous potters have tried to reproduce this ancient finish without success. Nishihata worked for more than 30 years and succeeded to re-create the Akadobe-yu finish in 2001. He gained wide recognition not only for this accomplishment, but also for his generosity in sharing his hard-earned knowledge with all his peers. Nishihata’s work is inspired by nature. Every winter, wind from the Sea of Japan brings snow to the mountains around Tanba, transforming the valley into a wonderland of frosted rocks and forests. In the spring, melting snow turns rivers and streams emerald, new leaves decorate the drab earth with brilliant green. Nishihata captures the changing seasons on his pottery with the unique Hai-yu finish that he invented, a turquoise-colored glaze made from ashes of the rice plant mixed with different wood ashes. The distinctive texture on his tea bowls is also his original, attributed to a unique clay that he discovered years ago while hiking in a remote mountain near Tanba. In 1994, Nishihata won the Grand Prize of the prestigious Chanoyu Zokei Ten (Modern Tea Forms) Exhibition, sponsored by the Tanabe Museum of Art. In 2003, Nishihata was selected along with three other Japanese master ceramists to show in Touching Stone Gallery. He followed with a series of successful solo exhibitions in the same gallery every other year since. In 2005, Nishihata won the coveted Grand Prize of the Chanoyu Zokei Ten Exhibition for a second time. And in 2006, he repeated this feat by winning the same Prize for the third time, thus becoming the only artist who has ever been bestowed with this prestigious award three times and twice in consecutive years. This spectacular exhibition features 21 masterpieces which showcase Nishihata’s signature Akadobe-yu, Hai-yu, as well as natural ash glaze. * Tan 丹(red)-Ba 波(wave) got its name from a kind of red rice grown in ancient time which turned the area into a sea of red. The name is often written as Tamba. Tanba is used here to preserve the original meaning and pronunciation, following revised Hepburn romanization. |
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Click on images to view selected pieces Inquiry/order: director@touchingstone.com, see Inquiry/Order |
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Vase No.1 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 11.5" x 11.5" x 11"h (3 views) Sold |
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Bowl No.2 w/ Akadobe-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 16" x 16" x 14"h (3 views) Sold |
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Vase No.3 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 10" x 7" x 15"h (3 views) Sold |
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Vase No.4 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 8.5" x 8.5" x 14"h (3 views) Sold |
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Vase No.5 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 11" x 11" x 18"h (3 views) Sold |
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Bowl No.6 w/ Akadobe-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 14" x 13" x 13"h (2 views) Sold |
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Bowl No.7 w/ Akadobe-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 13.5" x 13" x 10.5"h (2 views) Sold |
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Vase No.8 w/ Akadobe-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 11.5" x 10" x 12"h (2 views) Sold |
 
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Vase No.9 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 8.5" x 8" x 7.5"h (2 views) Sold |
 
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Vase No.10 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 6.5" x 6.5" x 8"h (2 views) Sold |
 
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Vase No.11 w/ fire change finish wood-fired ceramic 6" x 6" x 10"h (2 views) Sold |
 
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Vase No.12 w/ Hai-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 9.5" x 9.5" x 9.5"h (2 views) Sold |
  
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Bowl No.13 w/ Hai-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 13.5" x 12" x 12"h (3 views) Sold |
  
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Bowl No.14 w/ Hai-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 11" x 9" x 16"h (3 views) Sold |
  
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BBowl No.21 w/ Akadobe-yu finish wood-fired ceramic 14" x 12" x 13"h (3 views) Sold |
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Tea Bowls |
   
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Tea Bowl No.15 w/ Hai-yu finish (w/ wooden box) wood-fired ceramic 5" x 4" x 3.5"h (4 views) Sold |
   
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Tea Bowl No.16 w/ Hai-yu finish (w/ wooden box) wood-fired ceramic 5" x 4.5" x 4"h (4 views) Sold |
   
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Tea Bowl No.17 w/ Hai-yu finish (w/ wooden box) wood-fired ceramic 5" x 4.5" x 4"h (4 views) |
   
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Tea Bowl No.18 w/ Akadobe-yu finish (w/ wooden
box) wood-fired ceramic 5" x 4.5" x 4"h (4 views) Sold |
   
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Tea Bowl No.19 w/ fire change finish (w/ wooden
box) wood-fired ceramic 4.5" x 4" x 4"h (4 views) Sold |
   
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Tea Bowl No.20 w/ fire change finish (w/ wooden
box) wood-fired ceramic 5" x 5" x 4.5"h (4 views) Sold |
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Exhibitions & Awards 1948 Born in Tachikui, Japan 1969 Began career in ceramic 1976 Honorable Mention, Hyogo Prefecture Exhibition 1978 Selected for Japan Crafts Association, Kinki Exhibition 1986 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1988 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Matsushita Prize, Japan Craft Association, Kinki Exhibition 1989 President Prize, Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Oikawa Memorial Prize, Handon Association 1990 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Honorable Mention, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art 1991 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Grand Prize, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art 1992 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Honorable Mention, Hyogo Prefecture Emerging Artists Japanese Ceramics Now Invitational Exhibition, Paris, France 1993 Excellence Award, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1994 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 1995 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1996 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo Excellence Award, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art 1998 Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 1999 Honorable Mention, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art 2000 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 2001 Selected for Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition 2002 Solo Exhibitions, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 2003 Japanese Teabowl Masterworks Exhibition, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2004 Solo Exhibition, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2005 Grand Prize, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 2006 Grand Prize, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art Solo Exhibition, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Selected artist, International Folk Art Market, Museum of International Folk Art, New Mexico 2007 Excellence Award, Chanoyu no Zokei Ten Exhibition, Tanabe Museum of Art Invitational Exhibition, Japan Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition 2008 Solo Exhibition, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Solo Exhibition, Takashimaya, Yokohama Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Tokyo 2009 Invitational Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Exhibition, Tokyo Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Sendai Solo Exhibition, Gallery Dojima, Osaka 2010 Solo Exhibition, Sogo Department Store Gallery, Kobe Solo Exhibition, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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