RYUTA GAMA Small Hakeme bowl
59,00 €
incl. 19% VAT plus shipping
RYUTA GAMA – NAKAZATO KENTA
Karatsu, Japan
Ceramics – Handmade
Small round bowl in the Hakeme style (white slip brush decoration)
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Description
This small Hakeme bowl comes from the Ryuta Gama workshop and was made by Nakazato Kenta. The dark, iron-rich Karatsu clay is decorated in the traditional Hakeme style.
Hakeme literally means “brush stroke”. In this technique, a contrasting slip is applied to the clay while it is in the leather-hard stage. A coarse brush made from twigs or branches is typically used, as this creates a more pronounced and rugged brushed effect. After the bisque firing, the piece is coated with a transparent glaze.
Nakazato Kenta-san’s small Ryuta Gama Hakeme bowls were fired in a gas kiln. The contrast between the slip and the clay appears fresher in this firing, and it also showcases the food served in them beautifully—one of the Nakazato family’s principal concerns.
RYUTA GAMA – NAKAZATO TAKI and KENTA
Hidden away in the hills of Karatsu, Nakazato Takashi, the fifth son of the legendary Nakazato Muan, founded the Ryuta Gama workshop in 1974. Today, three generations – Takashi, Taki and Kenta – work together to preserve and continue the traditional styles of Korean-inspired Karatsu pottery. Learn more here!
