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Cylindrical Pleated Vase by Akio Nukaga

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The vase from within Akio Nukaga series of pleated ceramic works shows his rhythm and balance as a potter.

Its combination of curves and angles, is enhanced by the 'shinogi' style vertical lines on the surface - and builds a form instantly recognisable as Nukaga's work.

This is a rare opportunity to discover one of his pieces outside of Japan.

It is 29cm high and 12.5cm in diameter.

About Akio Nukaga

Akio Nukaga is a master potter, and an important contemporary face of Kasama ceramics. He began his career in 1989 at the Kōzan-gama kiln, before creating an individual base in 1993. Active in ceramics in this period, Nukaga was part of a generation that lead a return to craft following the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy. Within a domestic movement in this way, he has also built connections with like-minded potters around the world. At the centre of it, is his work. His pieces have a rhythm, frequently expressed through shinogi type pleated lines on their surface. Nukaga turns to traditional Japanese forms and techniques, but also draws on a broad ceramic imagination. He describes some of his pieces as possessing an almost mid-century style and outlook. In glaze, he often features the textural mix of kohiki, which places light clay over a dark background. With the skills of a Japanese potter, Akio Nukaga too has broad horizons, and in this way personifies the vibrancy of contemporary ceramics in Kasama.

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