The name Shigaraki describes a collective group of ceramic products made in a similar geographic area. Shigaraki ware is said to have begun when tiles were constructed for the Emperor Shomu’s Shigaraki-no-miya Palace in 742. However, evidence has shown old kiln remains in the ruins of Shigaraki village dating back to the Kamakura period and early in the Muromachi period.

Shigaraki ceramics are easliy recognised due to the embedded granules of quartz that give wares their striking appearance.

Toshitaka Tani is the younger of two brothers who have been central to the rediscovering and reworking of anagama firing in Shigaraki. He has aquired a fine collection of medieval Shigaraki pots, and these clearly inspire his work.

He fires a rare “double-barrelled” type of simple tunnel anagama kiln. Each firing last two weeks, and several of the pots in this exhibition have been fired more than three times - six weeks for the ash to accumulate and melt, giving unrivalled depth of colour over the characteristic Shigaraki clay “starred” with bubbles of melted feldspar pebbles.

Approximate Dimensions
Diameter: 6cms - 2.5"
Height: 4cms - 1.5"

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