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From: Sara Japanese Pottery <info@saranyc.com> Subject: The Birdcage & A Cat by Ruri Takeuchi : The world of mysterious KUTANI pottery exhibition sneak peek! Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:12:39 +0000 The Birdcage & A Cat by Ruri Takeuchi The world of mysterious KUTANI pottery exhibition November 9th to Ilth 2017 Opening reception 9th 6pm to 8pm Sneak peek!! EFTA00569439 This is a corroboration work with Machiko Maeda (Metal) Kenji Nishida (Porcelain Base). Hand built (Cat and Birds) and all the paintings by Ruri Takeuchi. EFTA00569440 EFTA00569441 EFTA00569442 EFTA00569443 EFTA00569444 EFTA00569445 EFTA00569446 EFTA00569447 EFTA00569448 EFTA00569449 EFTA00569450 Rud's signature on the middle EFTA00569451 Kutani Pottery Exhibition 2017 — The world of mysterious KUTANI pottery — November 9th to Ilth 2017 Opening reception 9th 6pm to 8pm Ruri Takeuchi Naoto Ikeshima Taro Kitade Hitomi Ikeshima Kayo Inaba Yoca Muta Rieko Kawabata Mai Kitai EFTA00569452 Mako Kawakami Sakura Oishi Yukiko Ito "Closest to the Cross" Kutani-yaki originated in 1655 In its over 350 year history, there have been many mysterious happenings. Unprecedented ostentatious designs, detailed painting that require the greatest skn應 It ceased to exist, then reinstated itself - a history riddled with puzzles How does it take traditional design and copy it to convey the same? With these eleven modern day artists, the kutani-yaki exhibition How close will we get to solving this riddle? We'll have to stay tuned to find outl The region Kutani, meaning "nine valleys", or a place that has nine valleys. However, the next number after nine, ten, the character for ten is the shape of a cross, as in Christianity - what is closest to ten is nine. Then mustn't the name Kutani also have this meaning that is "closest to god"? The pious of the pious that gave birth to Kutani-style. That tradition has been passed onto our modern day artists -十字架に－番近し＼場所- 1655 年をその起源とする九谷焼。 350 年以上の歴史の中、不思議な出来事it ＼くつも起こる。 他に類を見なし＼ど派手な意匠、技を極めた細描画。 途絶えてはまた復活する歴史に秘められた謎。 伝統を写し伝えるその訳とは？ 現代作家1 1人による、九谷焼展。 どこまでその謎に迫れるのか？- 乞うご期待－ 九谷とし＼う地名は、文字からすると九つの谷のある場所とし＼う意味に取れるが、 数字で九の次は十、十とし＼う漢字をキリスト教の十字架としてみると、十に－番近 し＼のは九。 九谷とし＼う名前には、神樣に－番近し＼場所とし＼う意味が込められてし＼るのではなし＼ だろうか？ 敬虔な信仰心が生んだ九谷と言うスタイル。 その伝統は、現代の作家達にも受け継がれてし＼る。 EFTA00569453 follow on Blog I friend on Facebook I visit our site unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Sara Japanese Pottery 950 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10021 (69th and, 212-772-3243 This email was sent to v,±y7 did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Sara Japanese Pottery • 950 Lexington Ave. • New York. Ny 10021 USA EFTA00569454