Ceramic Container With Lid Tsubota Aya

Name: Ceramic Container With Lid - Tsubota Aya
Brand: Tsubota Aya
SKU: 26784
Availability: InStock

蓋もの壷田亜矢

A handcrafted ceramic container with lid produced by Tsubota Aya in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture.

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This ceramic container with lid by Tsubota Aya has a rounded form and is suitable for a range of uses, such as storing small accessories or dried foods. Tsubota’s approach of allowing the clay to guide the making process results in a soft, gently.

Born in 1972, Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, Tsubota graduated from the Ceramic Art Course at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, where she met her husband who was also studying ceramics. irregular form. They now live and work in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, where they have built another noborigama.

Their work reflects the influence of the places in which they have lived, expressed through the materials they use. These include raw clay from Takachiho, gairome (a high-iron clay) from Tōkai Region, and red and white clay and porcelain from Kyūshū.

Approx φ9.7 x 7.2 cm

Kyūshū and Okinawa

This is Japan’s south-west region including the island of Kyūshū and the sub-tropical island chain of Okinawa. Kyūshū was an early centre of Japanese civilization, and offers many historic treasures, modern cities and volcanic natural beauty. It is home to the ports of Kagoshima, Nagasaki and Fukuoka, the porcelain manufacturing centre in Arita and the Tanegashima Space Center launch site.