Photo by Shimizu Takeo
Born 1953, Brazil
After studying law in Tokyo, ŌNO KŌTARŌ pursued a career as Japanese ceramist first as a student in Tajimi and then at Ceramica de Moncloa in Madrid. His international background prompted him to settle in Hokkaido, away from any of the celebrated traditional Japanese pottery- making centers like Tajimi. Specializing in celadon glazing on porcelain, he glazes mainly with seihakuji (bluish-white celadon) and to a lesser degree with ōji, or yellow celadon. His works in porcelain are known for their undulating, linear, carved surface patterning (shinogi-de) that evokes the softness typically associated with stoneware. His works have been exhibited in Japan and internationally.
Ōno's work can be found in several museums in Japan and worldwide, including: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; New Orleans Museum of Art, LA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; Portland Art Museum, OR; and The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD.
Silent Swell; Seihakuji (bluish white porcelain) vessel
2015
Glazed porcelain
4 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.
Inv# 9026
SOLD
Large pale yellow celadon-glazed globular jar with a carved undulating ridges
2009
Porcelain with yellow celadon glaze
8 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.
SOLD
Tall pale yellow celadon-glazed vase with a carved, undulating wave pattern
2009
Glazed Porcelain
10 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 10 in.
Inv# 6128
SOLD
Globular seihakuji (bluish-white) celadon-glazed water jar with lacquer lid
2009
Glazed porcleain and lacquer lid
5 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.
Inv# 6086
SOLD
Flattened waterjar with curved fluted surface and lacquer lid
Glazed porcelain and black lacquer lid
4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
SOLD
Low, round flower vessel with celadon glaze
ca. 2007
Porcelain with seihakuji glaze
2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
SOLD
Slightly flattened conical vessel
2006
Glazed porcelain
9 5/8 x 11 3/8 x 11 in.
Inv# 4536
SOLD
Seihakuji (bluish-white) celadon glazed waterjar
2006
Porcelain with seihakuji glaze and black lacquer lid
5 1/4 x 9 x 9 in.
SOLD
Globular jar with carved undulating ridged body
2004
Porcelain with clear yellow celadon glaze
11 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Inv# 3937
SOLD
