Akihiro Maeta

Akihiro Maeta
Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property “White Porcelain”
Field: Ceramics

What exactly is white porcelain?
What is the true nature of vessel form? I have continued turning the potter’s wheel to this day while asking myself these questions.
I still find myself constantly questioning, but I believe it is essential to continue creating while maintaining this spirit of inquiry.
Vessel forms such as jars, bowls, plates, and lidded containers made on the potter’s wheel have been created in abundance since ancient times, yet when viewed from a different perspective, they are abstract and free sculptural forms.
By removing preconceived notions of how things must be made, I believe new possibilities for vessel forms begin to emerge.
At times, my work seems to transcend the boundaries of traditional vessel forms, but I aspire to create my own contemporary interpretation of white porcelain through simple sculptural expression.