Kinginsai Kokumon Chawan | Tetsuya ISHIYAMA
Two Chawans and a Sake Bottle
Gold and Silver Color and Texture
SOLD Kinginsai Kokumon Chawan Size(cm)W13H7 165,000Yen Wood Box
金銀彩刻文茶碗 165,000円 共箱 | 石山哲也
The sun and the moon & Gourd
SOLD Kinginsai Kokumon Chawan Size(cm)W11.7H9.6 165,000Yen Wood Box
金銀彩刻文茶碗 165,000円 共箱 | 石山哲也
SHI MEN SO KA
Surrounded by enemies on all sides
This is a famous story from ancient Chinese history books.
Xiàng Yǔ, Xiang Yu is said to be the most courageous general in Chinese history.
He heard the songs(KA) of his hometown(SO) coming from enemy troops.
Due to the enemy’s general’s cowardly strategy, he was cornered on all sides(SHI MEN) and was forced to fight alone.
Xiang Yu fans may want this sake bottle.
I asked Mr. Ishiyama why he chose this word, which is a four-character idiom that is used when situations are not so good.
He answered, “A man’s romance.”
Kampai !
It feels very good when you hold it in your hand.
SOLD Kinginsai Kokumon Tokkuri Size(cm)W8.5H15 77,000Yen Wood Box
金銀彩刻文徳利 77,000円 共箱 | 石山哲也
Biography
Tetsuya Ishiyama was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1973. In 2002, he became a studio artist at the Shiga Prefectural Ceramic Art Forest, and in 2003, he established his own studio in Shigaraki. Based in Shigaraki, he creates unique works using advanced techniques, such as inlay, gold and silver decoration, and the Suimensho series, which uses glass to represent the surface of water, in places like Jingdezhen in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and India. His major awards include the 21st Shumei Cultural Foundation Award (2010), selection for the International Ceramics Exhibition Mino (2011), selection for the Kikuchi Biennale (2013), and the Shiga Prefecture Cultural Arts Encouragement Award (2013). His works are held in numerous collections both in Japan and abroad, including the MIHO MUSEUM (Shiga), Takagi Bonsai Art Museum (Tokyo), Yingge Ceramics Museum (New Taipei City, Taiwan), World Ceramics Center (South Korea), Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Studio (China), Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong), Folk Art International Museum (USA), Denver Art Museum (USA), and Uttarayan Foundation for the Promotion of the Arts (India).
Solo exhibition held at our gallery in 2011, 2022.
