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| − | Imaizumi Imaemon XIII was a [[porcelain]] artist from [[Arita]] in [[Saga prefecture]]. He was named a [[Living National Treasure]] in 1989. | + | Imaizumi Imaemon XIII was a [[porcelain]] artist from [[Arita]] in [[Saga prefecture]]. He was the successor to [[Imaizumi Imaemon XII]] ([[1897]]-1975), who was named a "holder of [[Intangible Cultural Properties]]" in 1952.<ref>Uchiyama Takeo, "The Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition: Its History and Spirit," Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere (ed.), ''Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan'', University of Washington Press (2007), 26-27.</ref> Imaemon XIII was himself named a [[Living National Treasure]] in 1989. |
The inheritor of a long tradition of [[Arita wares]], Imaizumi also innovated, adapting the traditional ''fukizumi'' technique of creating splatter designs in cobalt blue into his own signature ''usuzumi'' technique, employing a brown uranium oxide pigment. | The inheritor of a long tradition of [[Arita wares]], Imaizumi also innovated, adapting the traditional ''fukizumi'' technique of creating splatter designs in cobalt blue into his own signature ''usuzumi'' technique, employing a brown uranium oxide pigment. | ||
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*Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, ''Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan'', University of Washington Press (2007), 17. | *Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, ''Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan'', University of Washington Press (2007), 17. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 5 August 2020
- Born: 1926
- Died: 2001
Imaizumi Imaemon XIII was a porcelain artist from Arita in Saga prefecture. He was the successor to Imaizumi Imaemon XII (1897-1975), who was named a "holder of Intangible Cultural Properties" in 1952.[1] Imaemon XIII was himself named a Living National Treasure in 1989.
The inheritor of a long tradition of Arita wares, Imaizumi also innovated, adapting the traditional fukizumi technique of creating splatter designs in cobalt blue into his own signature usuzumi technique, employing a brown uranium oxide pigment.
He was succeeded by his second son, who became Imaizumi Imaemon XIV. Born in 1963, Imaemon XIV is a graduate of Musashino Art University.
References
- Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan, University of Washington Press (2007), 17.
- ↑ Uchiyama Takeo, "The Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition: Its History and Spirit," Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere (ed.), Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan, University of Washington Press (2007), 26-27.
