White Plate Asai Yōsuke
白2 8寸皿 浅井庸祐
£170.00 per item
A white plate with crackle glaze created by Asai Yōsuke in Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
This functional white plate is handcrafted by Asai Yōsuke in Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture. While it appears simple at first glance, a closer look reveals a subtle crackle glaze across the surface, giving the piece a refined character.
Born in 1981 in Kyoto City, Asai graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University in 2003 and began studying under ceramicist Shibagaki Rokuzō. He established his own studio in 2006 and built a kiln in Oki Town, Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, in 2009.
During his apprenticeship with Shibagaki, Asai learned the fundamentals of making clay. He now collects raw materials to produce his own clay and glazes, spending more than half of his working time on this part of the process. This labour-intensive approach is reflected in the depth and character of his work.
As each piece is handmade, there might be individual differences.
Approx φ23.6 x 3.8 cm
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
Read & Watch
Beautiful everyday things: the pleasure of seikatsu kōgei
Morioka Yoshiyuki, curator and owner of a Tokyo bookstore with the unique concept of selling only one book title at a time, shares his thoughts on encountering seikatsu kōgei: objects that enrich daily life.
