Mashiko ware and Sake culture
⑥The art spirit “Mingei“ of Mashiko ware and Sake culture
We will visit Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, a world-renowned pottery production area that has produced pottery since the mid-19th century, and follow in the footsteps of the man who discovered the new value in Mashiko ware as “Mingei” and made it known to the world (Mr.Shoji Hamada 1894-1978, Living National Treasure ). Through interactions with a potter who inherits the spirit of “Mingei” and the owner of Mashiko’s only sake brewery, we will learn about the “beauty of utility” that is handed down in the Mashiko region. Furthermore……