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The Eternal Beauty of Metal

Current exhibition
1 March - 31 May 2021
  • Works
  • Installation Views
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Works
  • Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Drum Shaped Tea Container, 2020
    Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Drum Shaped Tea Container, 2020
  • Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Container, 2021
    Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Container, 2021
  • Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Shinogi Vase 01, 2020
    Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Shinogi Vase 01, 2020
  • Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Vase 02, 2020
    Sako Ryuhei, Mokume-gane Uchidashi Vase 02, 2020
  • Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Plate Bogetsu (Full Moon), 1994
    Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Plate Bogetsu (Full Moon), 1994
  • Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Vase Araiso (Rough Shore), 2020
    Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Vase Araiso (Rough Shore), 2020
  • Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Vase Bakufu (Waterfall), 2011
    Ōsumi Yukie, Silver Vase Bakufu (Waterfall), 2011
  • Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Koin” (Time) , 2019
    Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Koin” (Time) , 2019
  • Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Box “Kyokko” (Rising Sun), 2020
    Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Box “Kyokko” (Rising Sun), 2020
  • Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Shunpu” (Spring Wind), 2018
    Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Shunpu” (Spring Wind), 2018
  • Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Kenun” (Cirrus Cloud), 2020
    Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Kenun” (Cirrus Cloud), 2020
  • Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Kiryu” (Flow), 2019
    Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Vase “Kiryu” (Flow), 2019
  • Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase 050, 1996
    Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase 050, 1996
  • Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Jar, 1991
    Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Jar, 1991
  • Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase 074, 2000
    Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase 074, 2000
  • Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase, 2003
    Tamagawa Norio , Mokume-gane Vase, 2003
  • Iede Takahiro, Vessel Kanade (Play), 2020
    Iede Takahiro, Vessel Kanade (Play), 2020
  • Iede Takahiro, Container Kotodama (The Spirit of Language), 2018
    Iede Takahiro, Container Kotodama (The Spirit of Language), 2018
  • Iede Takahiro, Vessel Ritsu (Rhythm), 2019
    Iede Takahiro, Vessel Ritsu (Rhythm), 2019
  • Iede Takahiro, Vessel Hibiki (Resonance), 2018
    Iede Takahiro, Vessel Hibiki (Resonance), 2018
  • Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Ship Design, 2018
    Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Ship Design, 2018
  • Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Hexagonal Design, 2017
    Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Hexagonal Design, 2017
  • Hata Shunsai III, Tetsubin with Fuji Design, 2014
    Hata Shunsai III, Tetsubin with Fuji Design, 2014
  • Hata Shunsai III, Tetsubin with Original Design, 2020
    Hata Shunsai III, Tetsubin with Original Design, 2020
  • Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Square Design, 2016
    Hata Shunsai III, Tea Kettle with Square Design, 2016
  • Hannya Tamotsu, Fukiwake Flower Vase (No. 508), 2006
    Hannya Tamotsu, Fukiwake Flower Vase (No. 508), 2006
  • Otsuki Masako , Silver Vase Kō (Sparkling Water), 2007
    Otsuki Masako , Silver Vase Kō (Sparkling Water), 2007
  • Nakagawa Mamoru, Vase Hayashi (Trees) , 2019
    Nakagawa Mamoru, Vase Hayashi (Trees) , 2019
  • Okuyama Hoseki, Flower Vase “Dew Grass”, 2003
    Okuyama Hoseki, Flower Vase “Dew Grass”, 2003
  • Uozumi Iraku III, Sahari Flower Vase , 2019
    Uozumi Iraku III, Sahari Flower Vase , 2019
  • Katsura Morihito, Silver Incense Burner, 1984
    Katsura Morihito, Silver Incense Burner, 1984
  • Miyata Ryohei, Incense Burner “Springen", 2016
    Miyata Ryohei, Incense Burner “Springen", 2016
  • Tanaka Terukazu, Hammered Box – AKENO, 2006
    Tanaka Terukazu, Hammered Box – AKENO, 2006
Installation Views
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Oshiyama Motoko Kakuhanmon Box “Kyokko” (Rising Sun), 2020 silver, shakudo, copper and brass h. 3 1/8 x w. 8 7/8...
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Oshiyama Motoko, Kakuhanmon Box “Kyokko” (Rising Sun), 2020
Press release

NEW YORK, N.Y. — February 2021: In celebration of Asia Week New York 2021, Onishi Gallery (521 W. 26th Street) is proud to announce its next exhibition “The Eternal Beauty of Metal,” opening on March 11. Onishi Gallery regularly features the best of contemporary Japanese metal art and represents many leading figures in the field, including nine artists designated “Living National Treasures.”

 

The exhibition’s title, “The Eternal Beauty of Metal,” reflects the philosophy of Ōsumi Yukie—Japan’s first female Living National Treasure in metal art—who has written that there is “ . . . something particularly meaningful about the way that metals can substitute the permanent for the fleeting and transitory, conferring eternity on phenomena that would otherwise have a limited lifespan.” Featuring vessels made from gold, silver, platinum, copper, lead, and unique Japanese alloys, worked in techniques including casting, chiseling, hammering, and overlay, “The Eternal Beauty of Metal” will show that the makers of these contemporary masterpieces are distinct in their personal modes of expression, but united in their embrace of traditional methods.

 

 The metalwork artists whose works will be displayed in this exhibit will also be among the artists featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibit Japan: A History of Style.

 

Related artists

  • Okuyama Hoseki

    Okuyama Hoseki

  • Hata Shunsai III

    Hata Shunsai III

  • Uozumi Iraku III

    Uozumi Iraku III

  • Nakagawa Mamoru

    Nakagawa Mamoru

  • Otsuki Masako

    Otsuki Masako

  • Katsura Morihito

    Katsura Morihito

  • Oshiyama Motoko

    Oshiyama Motoko

  • Tamagawa Norio

    Tamagawa Norio

  • Miyata Ryohei

    Miyata Ryohei

  • Sako Ryuhei

    Sako Ryuhei

  • Iede Takahiro

    Iede Takahiro

  • Hannya Tamotsu

    Hannya Tamotsu

  • Tanaka Terukazu

    Tanaka Terukazu

  • Ōsumi Yukie

    Ōsumi Yukie

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