Take a glimpse on Japan’s history on traditional culture through Yakishime, a ceramic exhibition comprised of 96 works from 17 October to 25 November at Museum of Asian Art, Universiti Malaya.
Yakishime is described as the most basic means of producing ceramics by firing unglazed wares at high temperatures. The tradition embodied in these primordial wares continuEarth Metamorphosis es unbroken to this day.
This exhibition displays yakishime wares as part of Japan’s traditional culture, as a type of ceramics that has developed in distinctive ways in Japan. It presents their history, from the earliest examples to the present, through yakishime tea vessels, food vessels, and works that are transformations of yakishime into non-utilitarian objects d’art.
While the works exhibited include examples of new and innovative styles that go beyond the conventional concept of yakishime, this exhibition also introduces yakishime in the context of tea ceremony and washoku, Japanese cuisine. By introducing the tea ceremony and washoku or Japanese cuisine with these wares, it provides an excellent opportunity to communicate this distinctively Japanese sensibility and aesthetic to visitors from different cultures, who may be unfamiliar with such simple wares.
This exhibition is part of the Japan Foundation’s “Travelling Exhibition Program” that introduce Japanese arts and culture to overseas.
Exhibition Details – Yakishime: Earth Metamorphosis
For more info visit: www.jfkl.org.my/events/yakishime/
Venue Museum of Asian Art, Universiti Malaya
Duration 17 October to 25 November 2022
Operating hours Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Friday 9.00 AM – 12.15 PM 2:45 PM to 5:00 PM Closed Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays
Admission ADMISSION: Open to public. Free of charge. (Subject to venue operating hours)
For group visits more than 20 people, please contact 03-7967 3805/3985/3849.
ABOUT YAKISHIME
Yakishime production began in the late twelfth century at the Bizen, Tokoname, Shigaraki, and other pottery centers drawing on the tradition of Sue wares, which dates back to the fourth or fifth century. In the Momoyama period (1568-1615), yakishime became treasured tea wares. Today, artists produce yakishime objets d’art as well as utilitarian vessel forms; yakishime has become an established style of ceramics in Japan. Yakishime wares are produced in a variety of forms and include some works with natural glazes due to ash falling on them during firing. Their long history continues today, with yakishime a familiar part of everyday life.
