Imaemon Imaizumi XIV, from The Ateliers of Wonders series

The photograph depicts a detail from the atelier of the Japanese National Living Treasure Imaemon Imaizumi XIV. He is a master overglaze artisan of Nabeshima ware, which originated in the 17th century, created for the purpose of gift-giving to the Tokugawa shogunate. The process involves firing underglazed pottery, onto which designs are overglazed before firing it again at lower temperatures.

● Type: Lambda print
● Dimensions: 33.3 H x 50 W cm
● Dimensions (with frame): 35.5 H x 52.2 W cm
● Date: 2020

The Ateliers of WondersExhibition