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FEATURED ARTISTS

Sekisui Ito V

Price Range $19,000 - 33,000

The prices of the artworks on Gallery Japan are determined by the artists themselves and are published directly on the website.

Pursuing One and Only Unique Mumyoi Ware

Mumyoi Ware is a type of ceramics made from red clay, mumyoi, produced near the gold vein of the Sado Gold and Silver Mine. Sekisui Ito V is the fifth generation of the Mumyoi Ware pottery, Sekisui Kiln, producing ceramics since the Edo period. He established his unique way of expression while respecting the tradition handed down for generations in Sado Island, and was designated as Living National Treasure for Mumyoi Ware in 2003. The "kiln mutation" series where the kiln mutation effects create unique boundary lines between the red and black colors, the "marble" series, where he kneads clay of different colors to create patterns, and the "Sadogashima" series where he uses rocks from Sado Island to create rough textures. His artworks of these series that represent his work have been added to the collections of famous museums and art museum including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and are highly evaluated in Japan and overseas. In 2024, he assumed the name "Sekijin Ito", and even today, after nearly 60 years since he started his career as a ceramic artist, he continues to create ceramics arduously.

AWARDED ARTWORKS

The 71st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)

The largest exhibition in Japan where the beauty and techniques of Japanese crafts gather. Introducing awarded ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, metalwork, wood and bamboo work, dolls, and other various works that have been strictly judged and selected.