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Hikaru Shimamura, Bizen zougan houhin 160ml, non-glazed anagama kiln wood-fired tebineri teapot, wood box
1942 Born in Osafune, Okayama Prefecture
1976 Fascinated by Bizen saikumono and started making pottery
1987 Made a statue at Sabukaze Ceramic Center
2002 Held a solo exhibition at Tenmaya Departement Store Okayama
2013 Designated by Bizen City as a holder Intangible Cultural Property for "Bizen ware technique"
2015 Received Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award
2016 Received Sanyo Newspaper Award
2017 Held a group exhibition with Yuho Kaneshige, Ryuichi Kakurezaki at Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
Held a solo exhibition at Tenmaya Department Hiroshima
2019 Designated by Okayama Prefecture as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property.
Made by Hikaru Shimamura
Made in Japan
Size：About Height 7.8cm * Length 10cm * Depth 8.6cm
Material：Pottery
Capacity：(Maximum) 160ml
Package: Wood Box
Shipping Cost
Asia District (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Macau, China, etc.) - JPY 2230
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Europe District(France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, etc) - JPY 3980
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The color of the product you will receive might look slightly different from the pictures you see in this web page. This is because depending on the amount of light when the picture was taken, the color in each picture might look different. Please understand, we will not accept return or make refund because of the above reasons.
We will not be responsible for any of the customs clearance and customs duty/tariff payment.
Hikaru Shimamura
"I want to make a work that will shock the people."
The works created by Shimamura has the power to make eyes glued to his works at a glance.
The colors of many of his pieces are bright such as white, blue, and red, and although it may seem that they are glazed and contain pigments, they are all the colors of the unglazed clay itself.
Unlike general Bizen ware, he does not aim to get “well fired” and “yohen” caused by covered ash. He slowly fires his pieces in an anagama wood-fired kiln for about 8 days to express the original color of the soil.
He says the most fun part of making pottery is preparing the clay.
He does not sift the soil, but instead while kneading the clay with his fingertips, he checks the size of the stones and removes them according to the work to be made.
“Every time I come across a new clay, I start to imagine ‘I want to make that kind of piece’ and get motivated to create” he says.
Wherever I go, I look out for new clay, and that is no exception even during my dog's walk every day. There are three different walking courses, long, middle and short, and if I find new clay, I bring back enough to make one houhin and try it. If it turned out to be good clay, then I bring back a little more, and so on, there is no end to the quest for clay.
Born in Osafune City, Okayama Prefecture in 1942.
When he was 33, he decided to become a potter.
He decided to make “saikumono”, that is Japanese word for carvings and creating figurines, that had been passed down as a tradition of Bizen ware, but he was deeply concered that saikumono was not made much in Bizen at that time. He says he was particularly fond of saikumono from an early age, but he also hated imitation of others’ works.
Shimamura's unique works, which are not found anywhere else, capture people hearts and never let go.
In 2013, Shimamura was designated by Bizen City as a holder Intangible Cultural Property for "Bizen ware technique"
In 2019, he was designated by Okayama Prefecture as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property.
【Shipping method】
We use EMS(Express Mail Service). After we ship the product, it will take 3-10days to arrive at your place. You can track the parcel.
【Purchaser of the product must read the below condition carefully.】
- We will not accept return/exchange of the product unless the products we sold have any damages or we shipped the wrong item. If we accept the return/exchange, the products must be complete and without any signs of having been used or damaged.
- The product is carefully examined before shipping. However, in case there is any damage in the product, you should check the product within 7 days and report to us after receiving it (the days are calculated fromt the proven date of delivery). Otherwise, we will not be responsible for the damage, so please check the quantity, apparent condition, etc., when the product arrives.
- The color of the product you will receive might look slightly different from the pictures you see in this web page. This is because depending on the amount of light when the picture was taken, the color in each picture might look different. Please understand, we will not accept return or make refund because of the above reasons.
- We will not be responsible for any of the customs clearance and customs duty/tariff payment.
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