The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto houses a group of works by one of Japan’s preeminent modern potters, Kawai Kanjiro. Totaling some 425 items, these pieces (originally part of the Kawakatsu Collection) are the consummate public collection of Kawai’s ceramics in terms of both quality and quantity. Together they function as an encyclopedia, including Kawai’s most important works from throughout his career and conveying the entire scope of his oeuvre. Along with a selection of approximately 250 masterpieces by the artist from the Kawakatsu Collection, the exhibition presents works by some of Kawai’s associates, such as Hamada Shoji, Bernard Leach, and Tomimoto Kenkichi, from the museum collection.
Potter Kawai Kanjiro: Works from the Kawakatsu Collection
April 26, 2019 to June 2, 2019
Locations
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
26-1, Okazaki Enshoji-cho,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8344
JAPAN