New Japanese Clay

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Leaf-shaped vessel, 2020, by Inaba Chikako (Japanese, b. 1974). Stoneware with glaze. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner and Dr. David D. Stein, F2022.2.15. © Inaba Chikako. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.


New Japanese Clay

Instructor: 
Robert Mintz
When: 
August 22, 2025
Time: 
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Place: 
Koret Education Center & Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery, Asian Art Museum
Fee: 
$15 per person Society members only


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This exhibition of ceramics reimagined through a dazzling diversity of forms, textures and techniques showcases recent gifts from the collection of Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner and Dr. David Stein. The world of contemporary Japanese ceramics is brimming with dynamic approaches to the medium of clay. The unconventional techniques in this exhibit expands the possibilities of this art form with a new generation of potters building on the legacy of the mingei folk art movement. 


AAM Chief Curator Dr. Robert Mintz will give a short presentation on the pieces on view, and then lead us on a tour of the exhibition, giving us insights into modern Japanese clay.





	Hatched, 2008, by Tanoue Shinya (Japanese, b. 1976). Stoneware with glaze. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner and Dr. David D. Stein, F2022.2.44. © Tanoue Shinya. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.


	

	

	Blue celadon wave-inspired platter, 2020, by Wakao Kei (Japanese, b. 1967). Stoneware with glaze. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner and Dr. David D. Stein, F2022.2.49. © Wakao Kei. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.


 



  
  
  
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