Yuichi Hirano, haikaburi unglazed wood-fired yunomi 270ml, anagama kiln, Tokoname teaware, natural glaze
1941 Born in Tokoname as a fourth generation potter.
1971 Selected for the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition for the first time
1973 Won the Choza Prize at the 2nd Tokoname Ceramics Art Exhibition; the work was purchased by Tokoname City
1974 Selected for the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition
1986 Won the Choza Prize at the 15th Tokoname Ceramics Industrial Exhibition; the work was purchased by Tokoname City
1987 Held solo exhibition at Hamamatsu Matsubishi Department Store
1993 Held solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya Department Store Nagoya
1996 Held solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya Department Store Nagoya
2001 Received the Encouragement Award at the 25th Choza Ceramics Art Exhibition
2007 Held solo exhibition at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store(Tokyo)
2009 Held solo exhibition at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store(Tokyo)
2012 Held solo exhibition at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store(Tokyo)
2013 The vase made was purchased and collected by The Museum of Fine Arts Boston(USA)
2014 Held solo exhibition at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store(Tokyo)
Made by Yuichi Hirano
Made in Japan
Size：Height 8.7cm * Diameter 8.8cm
Material：Pottery
Capacity：(Maximum) 290ml
Package: Kiri(Paulownia) Wood Box
Shipping Cost
Taiwan, Korea, China - JPY 1970
Asia (exept Taiwan, Korea, China) - 2540
America District(USA, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, etc) - JPY 4710
Oceanea District(Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, Papua New Guinia, etc) - JPY 4710
Middle East District(Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Iran, Bahrain, Israel, etc )- JPY 3920
Europe District(France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, etc) - JPY 3920
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Yuichi Hirano is the fourth generation potter in Tokoname.
His works are all fired in an anagama wood fired kiln. As of 2023, he has been making pottery for over 60 years, but never used an electric or gas kiln for his final works.
He goes hiking in the mountains with a shovel and hoe to look for soil, which he still keeps doing even after reaching 80 years old.
The soil is dried without being sieved, and the stones are removed by hand.
A large noborigama wood-fired kiln with 10 chimneys in Tokoname, designated as a national important tangible folk cultural property of Japan in 1982, was built in 1885 and jointly owned by local people. The representative of this kiln when it was constructed was Mr. Tozo Hirano, the great-grandfather of Yuichi Hirano. It was actually used until 1974, and Hirano also used this noborigama kiln until he was 33 years old. Subsequently, he constructed an anagama wood-fired kiln, in which all of his current works are fired.
In 2013, Yuichi Hirano's vase was purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and is now in its collection.
