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| The 20th Visit
to Kilns at Akazu area - Parents' Home of Kilns (Photos taken on May 12 & 13, 2007) |
| An event, "The 20th Visit to Kilns at Akazu
area" was held at Akazu area in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan for two days of May 12 and 13, 2007. 41 potteries, 4 wholesalers, 1 gallery（See Note 1）, 1 glass atelier and 4 eating houses participate in the event. Free excursion bus "Setoranze" run one or two in an hour at a traffic circle of a building, "Parti Seto" adjacent to "Owariseto-eki" station (Meitetsu private railway line) . The first bus starts at 9:00 am there. Even if visitors come by train, they do not worry about transportation to enjoy the .event. We went to "Akazuyaki-kaikan" museum where works by ceramic artists in Akazu area are always exhibited, and then to "KASMI" near the museum on May 12, 2007. Next day, we visited five potteries to get their confirmation on publishing on my web page and appreciate their works. We enjoyed the beauty of pottery table coordinate works at "Akazuyaki-kaikan" museum. The museum exhibits table coordinate works in the events every year. There were slightly fewer exhibits this time than usual. At the five potteries, we saw works which can seldom be seen usually in the manufacture spots, warehouses, etc., and talked to"Akazuyaki-ware" traditional craftsmen about their works, etc. It was a pleasant time to be able to learn various things. At cafe-gallery of Seizangama pottery, I shared with my wife "Homemade "Inari-zushi (See Note 4) and Sushi roll", "Homemade apple pie", hot coffee and iced coffee. Since the vessel was very wonderful, the visitor entered continually. We went to "Haseyama-Kannondo" temple situated almost just in front of "Gensuigama" pottery for the first time. The temple has two big images carved in wood at both side of the deva gate. The images are "Nioh" (or "guardians of the temple"). We passed through the gate, went up the stairs whose angle of gradient is about 60 degrees, and reached Hondo(or main hall). Since the Hondo becomes very old, and its roofing tile is damaged, it seems that restoration is required. 【Note】 １ 1 gallery The building which was a restaurant "seven GUREIZU" till 2006 is used as a gallery "KASMI" for certain reasons ２ A series of ceramic work by Mr. Teppei Terada The ceramic works were formed with clay of Canada and fired in Canada. Then the fired works were brought into Japan for painting with gold partially. A private exhibition for the completed ceramic works was held in Japan and in London. ３ "Sanpouen-gama" pottery A buckwheat-noodle restaurant, "Genju" is located near an intersection, "Anada-cho" in Seto City and adheres to delicious soba-noodles with one hundred percent.buckwheat and to vessels for the noodles. "Genju" seems to use ceramics produced at "Sanpouen-gama" pottery. ４ Inari-zushi "Inari-zushi" is also called "Age-zushi" in Japanese. This is "fried bean-curd stuffed with boiled rice". |
| Exhibition of
Akazuyaki-ware at "Akazuyaki-kaikan" <5 works of the exhibited are shown below.> |
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Exhibition of Akazuyaki-ware - Works by Mr. Teppei Terada of "Bizan" Pottery Class (Left) Works by Gensuigama pottery (Right) Yellow "Ki-seto" glaze on the whole, and green "Oribe" glaze is applied partially. |
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| - Exhibition of
Akazuyaki-ware - Works by "Sanpouen-gama" pottery <See Note 3> |
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| - Exhibition of
Akazuyaki-ware - Work by Mr. Masafumi Yamaguchi of "Swizangama" pottery |
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| - Exhibition of
Akazuyaki-ware - Work by "Bakusen" pottery |
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| Gallery "KASMI" <See Note 1> |
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| Gallery "KASMI" |
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| At Gallery of
"Bizan" Pottery Class - Works by Mr. Teppei
Terada <See Note 2> |
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| Works by Mr. Teppei Terada |
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| "Seizangama" pottery |
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| Cafe-gallery
of "Seizangama" pottery <Left: Vessels with food half-eaten by this web page writer, Right: Vessels for the other customer> |
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| Fine-arts-like ceramic
art "Haruhigama Bakusen" pottery <Side view of the building> |
Pottery multitiered box |
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| Exhibition room for sale at "Bakusen" | Gallery at "Bakusen" |
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Home
of pottery, "Bakusen" |
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| Signpost for Chikura
Way <Characters, "Chikura Way" are glazed with green Oribe-glaze on yellow Kiseto-glaze body; One of parking space in the event is at the back>. |
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| "Haseyama-Kannondo"
temple <Owari-Jyoutou-Saigoku Sanju-ban-Fudasho> The Fudasho means The 30th temple which is dedicated to "Juichimen-Kannon" (or Deity of Mercy with 11 faces) in Owari district at east of Nagoya Castle. |
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| Image of
"Nioh" carved in wood <Left of deva gate> |
Image of
"Nioh" carved in wood <Right of deva gate> |
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| Steep stairs to Main
temple <Another route when returning> |
Main temple <principal image: Deity of Mercy with 11 faces> |
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| "Gensuigama"
pottery <Left: front of the pottery Right: Entrance (hand-dyed fabric store curtain at the back |
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| "Gensuigama"
pottery <warehouse> <3 fancy teapots are seen from the 3rd from the left at the back> |
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| "Gensuigama"
pottery <Gallery and space for sale> |
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| "Sanpouen-gama"
pottery <Front of Gallery> |
"Sanpouen-gama" pottery <Stone lantern in front of home> |
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| Store of tole painting
"Mori-no-Utsuwa" (or "Vessel in
woods") <You can experience the tole painting> |
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| Space for exhibition and sale in "Mori-no-Utsuwa" |
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