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From left: "Shallow Bowl with Melon Design" 16th century by Chojiro (Raku I), "Tea Bowl named Yachiyo" 20th century by Seinyu (Raku XIII), "Incense Burner in the Form of an Owl" 17th century by Sonyu (Raku V), courtesy of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl
March 29 - June 7, 2015
Pavilion for Japanese Art
www.lacma.org
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl. This exhibition comprises nearly 100 masterpieces with examples from all 15 generations and the subsequent generation of the Raku family, whose celebrated legacy continues to influence global ceramics.
More than half of the ceramic objects in the exhibition are tea bowls. Other works include incense containers and burners, food utensils, water jars, and other objects used in the Japanese tea ceremony.
Three Registered works are featured in the exhibition. One tea bowl by Raku I (Chojiro) and one tea bowl by Raku III (Donyu) are each Registered Important Cultural Properties.
Another tea bowl by Hon'ami Koetsu, an artist and potter outside the Raku family who achieved great fame for his works, is designated an Important Art Object.
Special permission from the Japanese Government's Ministry of Culture was required to include these Registered works in this exhibition.
"Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl is the first of its kind ever held in the United States, and LACMA is the only U.S. venue to host the exhibition," said Robert T. Singer, curator and head of Japanese Art at LACMA. "Mr. Raku XV has said that he cannot conceive of another overseas exhibition in the future that would include such important works as tea bowls by Raku I, II, and III, in addition to the three Registered objects in this exhibition."
Following its display at LACMA, Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl travels to Russia where it will be on view at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg (July 11-September 6, 2015) and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (September 22-November 15, 2015).
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