Yoshitaka Yasuhara 安原芳高

This piece by Yoshitaka Yasuhara perfectly illustrates his very personal approach to ceramics. Its unusual shape, both undulating and rhythmic, recalls a curtain frozen in the earth. The glossy green glaze blends with rougher beige tones, in a subtle contrast between matte and glossy. An incised decoration of geometric motifs—lines, circles, squares—crosses the surface without weighing it down, like a fragmentary notation or a graphic memory inscribed in the material. The rhythm of the folds accentuates the sculptural presence of the object, halfway between a vase and a bas-relief.

Born in 1952 in Hiroshima, Yoshitaka Yasuhara graduated from the Osaka University of Industrial Design. After an initial career in industry, he devoted himself to ceramics in the 1980s. He set up his studio in the Hagi region, where he developed a unique body of work that blends modern formal language with traditional Hagi-yaki techniques. His work is characterized by natural glazes in soft hues, deliberately textured surfaces, and sculptural forms that forgo symmetry. The tension between technical mastery and spontaneity of gesture is central.

The piece is signed with a stamp intaglio at the bottom of the body. It comes with its original tomobako, signed on the lid, inside, and on the back.

Dimensions: 50 × 30 × 10 cm