Harada Shūroku

Exhibitions
biography

Bizen artist Harada Shūroku creates work of a bold and stirring nature. After researching old Bizen kiln sites with his teacher, Harada became a master of the Bizen technique, focusing on sake flasks. Typically left unglazed, Harada’s ceramics reveal the vivid color, texture, and essence of the original clay.

1941 Born in Inbe, Bizen
1963 Graduated from Meiji University, majoring in agriculture
1971 Built own small pit kiln in Inbe
1972 Built own anagama pit kiln in Inbe
1992 Built a semi-underground single-chamber kiln (anagama) in Ushimado and
conducted the first firing
Awards:

1985 Commissioned the Naomi Uemura commemorative plaque for Ikuta Hall, Meiji
University
2000 Japan Ceramic Society Award

Public Collections:

Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
New Orleans of Museum of Art, LA
Nirasaki Ōmura Museum of Art, Yamanashi
Harada Shūroku 原田拾六
bio pt 1

(1941-2024)

Bizen artist HARADA SHŪROKU creates work of a bold and stirring nature. After researching old Bizen kiln sites with his teacher, Harada became a master of the Bizen technique, focusing on sake flasks. Typically left unglazed, Harada’s ceramics reveal the vivid color, texture, and essence of the original clay.

Selected Public Collections:

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Brooklyn Museum, NY
Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima, Japan
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
Nirasaki Ōmura Museum of Art, Yamanashi, Japan
Worcester Art Museum, MA