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They are purveyors of watches, Jewelry, art and crafts, silverware and precious metals from the Meiji era to the present day, and their products and artisans were considered elite among Japanese crafts. 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Around the same time, he married Tokiko Nomura, a daughter from an old family in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, whom he had met during his art school days. As a result, he adopted the Nomura surname. In the early years of their marriage, Seiroku had little income, so in 1951, at the age of 35, he made a decisive move to focus on his artistic direction. He left his family and relocated to a cabin by Shibireko Lake in Yamanaka, Yamanashi Prefecture. There, he spent four ascetic years perfecting his \"Tsuketate\" technique. During this period, Nomura began creating cover illustrations for the haiku magazine \"Kira\" and held his first solo exhibition in Yamanashi Prefecture. He also showcased his works at various exhibitions, including the Shinseisaku Art Society Exhibition and the Japan Independent Exhibition. 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In the early years of their marriage, Seiroku had little income, so in 1951, at the age of 35, he made a decisive move to focus on his artistic direction. He left his family and relocated to a cabin by Shibireko Lake in Yamanaka, Yamanashi Prefecture. There, he spent four ascetic years perfecting his \"Tsuketate\" technique. During this period, Nomura began creating cover illustrations for the haiku magazine \"Kira\" and held his first solo exhibition in Yamanashi Prefecture. He also showcased his works at various exhibitions, including the Shinseisaku Art Society Exhibition and the Japan Independent Exhibition. In 1955, after returning to his family in Komatsu City, he moved his studio to Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, to facilitate exhibitions and negotiations with art dealers in Tokyo. In the 1960s, Nomura produced outstanding works using flat and thick painting techniques. From the 1970s onwards, his brushwork became more free and spontaneous, and he began incorporating his own haiku into his paintings, evolving towards a more literati painting style.  Work by him is held in the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, the Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Art and the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art where a major retrospective was held in 2000.","brand":"Nomura Seiroku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49123184378103,"sku":"NS10","price":1430.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/16_40780d94-ea7f-4a97-afb8-6da06d4d2b92.jpg?v=1728030855"},{"product_id":"evocative-ink-painting-mounted-as-a-scroll","title":"Evocative Ink Painting Mounted as a Scroll ーのむら 清六 \"かじか\"","description":"There is something very intimate about this image of a small fish in a simple wash of ink by Nomura Seiroku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kajika. 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He also showcased his works at various exhibitions, including the Shinseisaku Art Society Exhibition and the Japan Independent Exhibition. In 1955, after returning to his family in Komatsu City, he moved his studio to Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, to facilitate exhibitions and negotiations with art dealers in Tokyo. In the 1960s, Nomura produced outstanding works using flat and thick painting techniques. From the 1970s onwards, his brushwork became more free and spontaneous, and he began incorporating his own haiku into his paintings, evolving towards a more literati painting style.  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Here Seiroku has applied vertically torn strips of paper then applied dark vertical strokes of ink, intimiating not just through the color the image of the forest, but also via the texture of the paper canvas itself. It is 215 x 70.5 x 1.5 cm (84-1\/2 x 27-3\/4 inches) mounted on a wood framed panel in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture. During his childhood, he was entrusted to relatives and spent his time drawing late into the night while working at a cotton mill. At the age of 17, he persuaded his parents and relatives to let him move to Tokyo, where he took on various jobs while attending the night school at Kawabata Art Academy where he formed lifelong friendships with other painteers such as Iwasaki Hajin, Komatsu Hitoshi, and Taniguchi Sango. 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It is 11 cm (4-1\/2 inches) diameter, just less than 10 cm (4 inches) tall and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFujimoto is inspired by the natural world around him, and the return to nature of the discarded and redundant remains of our civilization. Fujimoto Hide was born in the heart of Shigaraki in 1954, and was fascinated with the medium from a very young age. He worked in several potteries and industrial positions for a decade from 1973, always furthering his understanding of firing technique and glazes, followed by a decade of firing and sculpting, culminating in establishing his own kiln in the forests of Shigaraki in 1995. His work has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries including several private exhibitions with Kuroda Toen in Ginza, the Togei no Mori Museum in Shiga, and just recently an exhibition in Taiwan.","brand":"Fujimoto Hide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132415156471,"sku":"MC884","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-2102.16.54.jpg?v=1728442496"},{"product_id":"circle-ceramic-plate-re-creations-ー1996年-丸陶板","title":"Circle Ceramic Plate：RE-CREATIONS ー寄神 宗美 1996年 \"丸陶板\"","description":"A sculpture of assembled ceramic shards by Yorigami Munemi in mottled moon colors enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Recreations, Maru-Toban (Disc). 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In 2001 His work was part of the exhibition “Kyoto Crafts 1945-2000” which was held at the Tokyo and Kyoto National Museums of Modern Art.","brand":"Yorigami Munemi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49134462304503,"sku":"MC797","price":1320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-05-1206.20.12copy.jpg?v=1728524828"},{"product_id":"cylinder-vase-ー信楽-類円柱","title":"Cylinder Vase ー藤本 秀 \"信楽 類円柱\"","description":"A mysterious carved cylinder of beautifully textured Shigaraki clay displaying HI-iro flame colors, light charring and a light dusting of flying pine ash by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Tagui Enchu (Round Pilar). 13.5 cm (5-1\/2 inches) diameter, 16 cm (6-1\/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFujimoto Hide was born in the heart of Shigaraki in 1954, and was fascinated with the medium from a very young age. He worked in several potteries and industrial positions for a decade from 1973, always furthering his understanding of firing technique and glazes, followed by a decade of firing and sculpting, culminating in establishing his own kiln in the forests of Shigaraki in 1995. His work has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries including several private exhibitions with Kuroda Toen in Ginza, the Togei no Mori Museum in Shiga, and just recently an exhibition in Taiwan.","brand":"Fujimoto Hide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49135090368759,"sku":"MC161","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-08-1802.26.10copy2.jpg?v=1728550097"},{"product_id":"chawan-ー青白磁-茶盌","title":"Ceramic Chawan ー加藤 委 \"青白磁 茶盌\"","description":"A beautiful Apple-shaped bowl by Kato Tsubusa with two crystalline drips clinging to the sheer porcelain foot enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 11.5 cm (4-3\/4 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (just over 4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\nKato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979. From then to 1983 he worked as a decorator at the Otai Kiln moving out on his own in 1984. In 2007 he was selected for the Paramita Museum Ceramic Exhibition, and established his current ki;n in 2009. 2013 was an auspicious year, with him being awarded the 7th Enku Taishoten and the Japan Ceramic Society Award. He has been displayed at the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, The Chunichi Kokusai Togei Ten (Chunichi International Ceramics Exhibition) and The Asahi Togei Ten as well as private exhibitions overseas (New York among others). Work by him is held in the Aichi Ceramics Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, The Brooklyn Museum, The Gifu Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, the Ibaraki Ceramic art Museum, the Musee Tomo in Tokyo, the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum among others For more on this important artist see Toh, Volume 85 (1993), which is entirely dedicated to him. Also Quiet Clarity “RIN” (1996), or Fired with passion: Contemporary Ceramics of Japan (2007).","brand":"Kato Tsubusa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49136394404087,"sku":"MC942","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-08-3003.21.38copy2.jpg?v=1728613313"}],"url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/collections\/featured.oembed?page=8","provider":"Kura Monzen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}