Gallery of Mr. Yukiya Izumita who is ceramic artist of Iwate in Japan.
These are the traditional craft potteries of Japan that is called 小久慈焼[KOKUJI-YAKI.].
KOKUJIYAKI is earthenware made in Iwate Prefecture Kuji City.
Work 1-Title: 積層花器 [A laminated flower bowl]
The origin is Edo period[1603-1868].
The person named 初代熊谷甚右衛門 became a disciple of a famous ceramic artist named 嘉蔵 in the Edo period of Japan and the technology was acquired. 
Work 2-Title: 交[The Intersection]
Afterwards 初代熊谷甚右衛門 discovered the clay of Iwate Prefecture Kuji City that was his hometown. He invented a thing original as for frit, and made tea-things etc.
Work 3-Title: 溝[Ditch]
However, his technological succession has declined gradually afterwards.
Work 4-Title: 帯[Belt]
But, it revived by the effort of Kuji City in 1953. 
Work 5-Title: 扁壺[Flat stoneware bottle]
A typical work of 小久慈焼き[kokuji-yaki] is a lipped bowl with long lip for pouring. 
Work 6-Title: 盤[Board]
When sake and the soy sauce are transferred to the vessel with a small mouth, this is used. 
Work 7-Title: 引き出し黒掛け分け茶碗[Drawing out black multiplication division cup]
Besides this, tableware and the daily pottery, etc. are made from 小久慈焼[kokuji-yaki].. 
Work 8-Title: 多面花器[Flower bowl of many sides]
KOKUJIYAKI is simple pottery only of putting the drug solution named 糠白釉, 糠白釉, and 糠白釉.
About Mr. Yukiya Izumita
He is 43 years old now.
He is taking a lot of prizes, and he is often holding the one-man show.
Perhaps, he will grow up to a famous ceramic artist in Japan in the future.
His website is very simple.
It is a website because there are a lot of photographs that can be enjoyed enough even if you cannot read Japanese.
Hararie
Tokyo Time
