Bowl with azalea design in overglaze enamel, white slip and sumi-hajiki.
H 13.0 / ø 45.6 cm,Year.2023Imaemon Imaizumi XIV
1962 -- CeramicsLiving National Treasure
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Price Range
$1,000 - 32,000
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Description
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CategoryCeramics
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Materials
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DimensionsH 13.0 / ø 45.6 cm
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Year presented2023
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Overglaze enamel
Overglaze enamel decorations (iro-e, literally “colored pictures”) are achieved by applying designs to the surface of already glazed and fired porcelain. The decorations are painted over the glaze, and the piece is fired again at a low temperature of approximately 800℃. The pigments used in traditional overglaze decorations are known as wa enogu (“Japanese paints”) and offer a palette of colors such as red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Overglaze enameling may also be done with Western pigments (yō enogu).
“Snowflake” ink resist decorations
The “snowflake” ink resist (sekka sumihajiki) technique is an original innovation by Imaizumi Imaemon XIV. The technique combines white slip decorations and brush-painted ink-resist designs. By using a slip that is paler than the porcelain, the technique produces subtle expressions. Successfully combining materials with varying contraction rates requires special consideration, both in respect to the application of designs and the firing temperatures used to evaporate the ink resists.
Selected exhibitions
- The 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
- Selected
