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Tradition on Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection

Aug 19, 2014 – Apr 5, 2015

Highlighting 22 works by 20 artists, this exhibition celebrates selected Japanese contemporary works from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection of San Francisco. The works demonstrate how contemporary Japanese potters appreciate and continue the long tradition of ceramics, but at the same time depart from convention in search of the new. Organized by the Asian Art Museum.

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Tradition on Fire

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Cornucopia 03-III, 2003, by Tashima Etsuko (b. 1959). Stoneware, pigments, glass. Courtesy of Asian Art Museum, promised gift of Paul and Kathy Bissinger, R2014.8.20.
Untitled, 1979, by Matsui Kosei (1927-2003). Stoneware with layers of colored clay. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.14.
Untitled, 1998, by Tokuda Yasokichi III (1933–2009). Porcelain with suffusion of kutani color glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.21.
Sky Space (Tenku ), 2007, by Fukami Sueharu (b. 1947). Pale blue glazed porcelain; mounted on a walnut base. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.2.
Untitled T-071, 2007, by Akiyama Yo (b. 1953). Stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.1.
Wind (Kaze), 1998, by Koyama Yasuhisa (b. 1936). Shigaraki stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.11.
Silver Mist Glaze, 2010, by Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958). Black porcelain with white porcelain inlay, silver mist overglaze and black glass cover. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.13.a-.b.
Chain Formation, 2009, by Nagae Shigekazu (b. 1953). Porcelain with white glaze and spotted patterning. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.16.
Untitled, 2005, by Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958). Stoneware with sand glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.18.
Pulse, 2011, by Mihara Ken (b. 1958). Multi-fired unglazed stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.15.
A Moment in White, 2012, by Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950). Stoneware with grayish-white matte glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.24.
Cornucopia 03-III, 2003, by Tashima Etsuko (b. 1959). Stoneware, pigments, glass. Courtesy of Asian Art Museum, promised gift of Paul and Kathy Bissinger, R2014.8.20.
Untitled, 1979, by Matsui Kosei (1927-2003). Stoneware with layers of colored clay. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.14.
Untitled, 1998, by Tokuda Yasokichi III (1933–2009). Porcelain with suffusion of kutani color glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.21.
Sky Space (Tenku ), 2007, by Fukami Sueharu (b. 1947). Pale blue glazed porcelain; mounted on a walnut base. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.2.
Untitled T-071, 2007, by Akiyama Yo (b. 1953). Stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.1.
Wind (Kaze), 1998, by Koyama Yasuhisa (b. 1936). Shigaraki stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.11.
Silver Mist Glaze, 2010, by Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958). Black porcelain with white porcelain inlay, silver mist overglaze and black glass cover. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.13.a-.b.
Chain Formation, 2009, by Nagae Shigekazu (b. 1953). Porcelain with white glaze and spotted patterning. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.16.
Untitled, 2005, by Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958). Stoneware with sand glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.18.
Pulse, 2011, by Mihara Ken (b. 1958). Multi-fired unglazed stoneware. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.15.
A Moment in White, 2012, by Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950). Stoneware with grayish-white matte glaze. Courtesy of the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.24.

Main image: Chain Formation (detail), 2009, by Nagae Shigekazu (Japanese, b. 1953). Porcelain with white glaze and spotted patterning. The Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection, R2014.8.16

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Tradition on Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection was organized by the Asian Art Museum.