矢野直人唐津焼コレクション

土の温もりを感じさせる肌合いと
素朴な風姿が特徴の唐津焼。
窯の中で釉薬が自然に溶け合い
有機的な文様を描く「朝鮮唐津」
鉄の溶液で絵を描いて焼く「絵唐津」
白濁した藁灰釉薬を用いる「斑唐津」などは、
およそ四○○年前、安土桃山時代に
朝鮮半島から渡来した陶工たちによって確立されたもの。
その後わずか二○年の間に淘汰され、姿を消した
「古唐津」は、いまだ多くの謎を残すやきものであり
古今の愛好家を魅了し続けています。
ここでは古唐津の陶片や窯跡を研究し、
かつての佇まいに肉薄する陶器を模索する
矢野直人の作品をご紹介します。

Karatsu ware is characterized by its rustic appearance and a texture reminiscent of the warmth of the earth.
Styles such as Chosen Karatsu, with glazes that melt together naturally in the kiln to form organic patterns, E-Karatsu, in which images are painted onto the piece using a solution of iron, and Madara Karatsu,which uses a cloudy straw-ash glaze, were established by potters who arrived from the Korean peninsula during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, about four hundred years ago.
Ko-Karatsu (“old Karatsu”), which subsequently disappeared within just twenty years, is a style of pottery that still holds many mysteries, and has continued to fascinate enthusiasts down the ages.
Here we are presenting pieces by Naoto Yano, who has studied fragments of Ko-Karatsu and the ruins of the kilns where it was made, working to create pottery that comes close to its original appearance.