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Onishi Gallery is proud to proud to feature the best of Japanese metalwork and represents many of its leading contemporary practitioners, including nine who have been designated Living National Treasures. Our exhibition, “Heated Colors, Hammered Forms: Female Metal Artists of Japan,” turns the spotlight on the contribution made by women to the revival of this demanding art form, highlighting four female artists who are distinct in their personal modes of expression, but united in their embrace and adaptation of traditional methods.
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New Japanese Tea Bowls and Flower Vases from Ōhi Chōzaemon Toyasai X
Ōhi Chōzaemon Toyasai X's (Tenth Generation) new collection at Onishi Gallery speaks to the years of history and technique; showcasing select pieces with his son, Ōhi Toshio Chōzaemon XI (Eleventh Generation).
As seen here, Ohi Amber Tea Bowl (2013), is a collaboration piece, incorporating conversations on their 400 year family history carrying the torch down from father-to-son. Ōhi (both a family and ware name) works are associated with Raku, as Chōzaemon studied with a Raku master in Kyoto. By the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Raku made by the Ōhi family was used exclusively by the Maeda-group for tea ceremonies and can be distinctly noted being passed down from father-to-son.
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Female Feature Month
1 June- 24 JuneThis month's exhibition is focused on female Japanese contemporary artists; including Onishi Gallery's distinguished female Living National Treasure. Introducing and spotlighting our female artists work to the Western market and into American's homes.
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Asia Week 2022
CHELSEA GALLERY ANNOUNCES PIONEERING EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE METAL ART March 16, 2022 In celebration of Asia Week New York 2022, Onishi Gallery is proud to announce its next exhibition “The Eternal Beauty of Metal,” opening on March 17. -
The Met Receives Significant Gift of 18 Exceptional Contemporary Metalworks by Japanese Artists
Artists in the NewsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a gift from Hayashi Kaoru of 18 exceptional metalworks by Japanese contemporary artists. The gift, part of The Met’s 2020 Collections Initiative celebrating the Museum’s 150th anniversary, significantly broadens the scope of The Met’s Japanese decorative arts collection. Read more...
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Preservers of Intangible Cultural Properties
Artists in the News The British Museum recently featured our represented artists Sakaida Kakiemon XIV, Imaizumi Imaemon XIV and Murose Kazumi, in a video exploring the significance of Living National Treasures to Japan. -
Contemporary Japanese Porcelain
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artnet
Editors’ Picks: 11 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week, Asia Week Edition March 18, 2019 'The Cosmos Within: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork and Ceramics' This group exhibition brings together 26 contemporary artists specializing in crafting kōgei, or objects that express the small, intimate wonders of everyday... -
Artsy
In New York, Contemporary Japanese Artists Reimagine an Age-Old Art Form November 3, 2015 Why the sudden interest in a centuries-old genre? Perhaps because kōgei isn’t just about the past: both exhibitions focus on contemporary, even futuristic, interpretations of the traditional approach, where small...
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