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Masanao Kaneta

Masanao Kaneta. 8 th Generation Hagi Potter. Sanzemon the 7 th Generation, Masanao’s Father.

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Masanao Kaneta

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  1. Masanao Kaneta 8th Generation Hagi Potter

  2. Sanzemon the 7th Generation, Masanao’s Father

  3. Chaki is a term that means 'tea vessel' and is basically a chaire or tea caddy used to hold powdered matcha green tea. This chaki is instantly recognizable as from the studio of Kaneta Masanao, a Hagi ceramic artist who has re-shaped how Hagi is thought of. Please see more about Kaneta and his unique 'carving out' technique in our archives or at e-yakimono.net. Kaneta still works on the wheel though as he deeply respects the technique and the absolute need to pass it on to future generations. Yet, the style he is worldwide known for his is called kuri-nuki, the aforementioned carving out style. This is a not often seen chaki that although small has the presence and form of his larger works. A classic white-glazed piece with speckled purple yohen. In perfect condition with a signed box, 9.7cm.tallx7.5cm., signed on base.

  4. Kaneta's achievement, in a nutshell, is to give the traditional Hagi tea ware a very sculptural feel. His pieces have unabashedly chunky forms. Some are mountainous tea bowls in creamy-white glazes; others are more rounded, recalling the bowls made by Chojiro, the founder of Raku, and have a mottled-blue ash glaze. Everything Kaneta does is a grand statement in clay, no matter the size -- even down to his small sake cups. He uses a technique called kurinuki, in which he digs a form out of the clay instead of shaping it on a wheel. In the current Ibaraki Ceramic Museum's exhibition catalog, curator Todate Kazuko writes: • When he (Kaneta) changed his primary forming technique from throwing to carving in 1988, he made a clear choice to place the pursuit of form at the center of his pottery making. He felt the need to run away from the wheel which tended to 'shape the clay according to its own will' and to 'turn the potter into its slave.

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