Considered one of Japan’s most innovative ceramic artist’s, Ryoji Koie has exhibited internationally and taken part in numerous workshops and conferences around the world.
Born in Tokoname in 1938, one of the oldest ceramic centers in Japan, Ryoji Koie studied ceramics locally until 1966 when he began working independently. One of the most versatile and forward-thinking of Japan’s contemporary artists, Koie is best known as a ceramist. His love for experimentation has led to his creation of “ceramic happenings,” with themes that are social and often political critiques of the horrors of the 20th century. He makes traditional forms such as tea bowls, saki bottles, plates and vases with simple glazes and sometimes scored markings. His works deliberately evoke a primitive essence of fired clay.
His ceramics are held in Public and Private collections throughout the World, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, Idemitsu Museum, Tokyo, The Museum of Fine Art, Gifu, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tokoname Municipal Hall, Aichi, The Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, Kyungsung University Museum, Busan, Korea, Museo de Art Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia deYoung Museum, San Francisco, Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and many more.
Porcelain with translucent glaze. Inscribed ‘Hong Kong 1985’ on the base. Approximately 21cm tall by 20cm wide
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Porcelain body with translucent glaze. Approximately 18cm tall by 8cm wide. With signed wooden box
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Porcelain, translucent glaze. Inscribed ‘Hong Kong 1985’ around the base. 30cm tall by 26cm wide
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