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MINGEIKAN 2012 EXHIBITS & EVENTS
Slipware and Western Craft Works
Jan. 7 (Sat) ~ Mar. 25 (Sun), 2012
Slipware refers to a type of pottery in which the design is made using slip (liquid clay). The slip is applied over the formed clay body; the design may be wiped, brushed, or incised through to the clay body, or simply applied on top of it. Abstract patterns lend themselves well to slip design. Slipware was popularly used as ovenware during the 18th to 19th century in England. Revived by Bernard Leach and introduced to Japan in the early 20th century, the slipware technique became more popular in Japan than its original country, England. This was because it was favored by Soetsu Yanagi and other Mingei artists such as Tomimoto, Hamada and Kawai who further influenced other Japanese potters. Along with Yanagi's collection of slipware, other Western ceramics and Western furniture collected by Yanagi and his friends will be exhibited.
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