Syogo Hamada, Anniversary for 120 years after his birth (The Japan Folk Ctarfts Museum)

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Yanagi Muneyoshi, and Kawai Kanjiro, created a concept of "Mingei" three people, Shoji Hamada potters.

In Japan people Arts Museum of Yukari, special exhibition to commemorate the 120 years birth was held.

Japanese Mingei-kan, the Japanese house of Japanese-style, at the landing of the stairs to the second floor, be in the hands of the Hamada Shoji, a large dish had been placed.

On the land of light brown, as depicted by the writing brush, black glaze, as casually, like pattern grid is depicted.

About its rustic flavor say nothing, stare if Mitsumere still, in its platter, we will be drawn more and more.

The back of the second floor, the large exhibition room, works of Hamada red picture, iron sand, Jhikake, such as white multiplied, had been exhibited in the room full.

At first glance, a rustic, it looks likely to make to anyone, but it can be seen when looking well well, to its mysterious charm, heart is going to gradually washed.

The free what, and probably rich.

Use this kind of dish or bowl, if engaged in the daily life, the living wonder become one of happiness any.

Hamada had collected the people Arts goods of various regions of the world. The 3rd and 4 rooms on the second floor, as well Japan, wooden board painting of Aboriginal Australia, doll earthenware of Peru, put medicine colorful of Spain, etc. slipware of England.

From one such thing one, Hamada is that it has been inspired.

Together with the work of Hamada, in some places of the venue, the book of Shiko Munakata has been exhibited.

It might have been drawn using a large brush very much. Both, in the sea of ink splattered in momentum of the brush, large characters, such as "Kegon" two characters have emerged.

The second chamber on the second floor, works of Kawai Kanjiro and Bernard Leach.

Over the United Kingdom, studied pottery under Leach, Hamada began on the path to the potter. In addition, after the Great Kanto Earthquake, one o'clock, and this has been to take care on the basis of Kawai of Kyoto.

Works of Reach, which is based on the tradition of slip ware of Europe in many cases. Compared to the work of Hamada, works of Kawai, appear to be more sophisticated shades, gorgeous.

Are also exhibited in the other, pottery and Bingata of Okinawa, and also crafts Taiwan, it was exhibition content-rich.