Round patterned lidded container / Okishio Akiki (Kurashiki Minato Kiln)

This lidded container was made by Okishio Akiki, a representative potter from Kurashiki's folk kilns in Okayama Prefecture.
The vessel is thought to be based on the round crest that has long been seen in Okinawa as a symbol of a moonlit night, and the contrast between the fired base and the glaze gives it a modern impression.
Okishio, who continued to create everyday utensils for over 50 years in the pursuit of beauty, still has many fans even decades after his death, and his utensils, filled with healthy beauty, still have timeless beauty. Okishio himself once said, "These days I think it's enough to start as a brother tea bowl maker and end as an uncle tea bowl maker." The utensils he created without asserting himself at all, and simply thinking about the user, are the very definition of folk art.

Size: Φ112 h98 (mm)

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Akiki Okishio Biography

Born in 1929 in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture

1948: Became an apprentice at Hashima Kiln (Torakichi Ogawara) in Hashima, Kurashiki City

1953: Trained under Yasuhiro Okuda in Tachikui, Hyogo Prefecture

1957: Became head of the craft department at Tobe Yukosha in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture

1960: Worked on the potter's wheel and plaster molds as an assistant to Takeuchi Seijiro at the Sakatsutsumitsumi Kiln in Sakatsu, Kurashiki City

1964: Learned the craft of polishing under Tsunezo Arao in Kyoto

1964: Opened Kurashiki Minato Kiln and became independent

1983 Left Sakatsu and moved to Ushimado, Oku-gun, Okayama Prefecture, where the Kanpu Haruki Kiln was relocated.

2002 Died