Ceramic works from successive generations of the Akazawa Roseki family will be exhibited at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art’s winter collection exhibition.

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[December 19, 2025 – March 15, 2026]

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building, South Corridor, 1st Floor

Ceramic works from successive generations of the Akazawa Roseki family will be exhibited at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art’s winter collection exhibition.

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[Delights of Cochin Ware: Works by Akazawa Roseki]

Exhibited Works

Akazawa Roseki (II), “Bowl in Purple Kochi (Cochin-China glaze) with Dragon”
Akazawa Roseki (IV), “Pot in White Kochi (Cochin-China glaze),” “Vase in Kochi (Cochin-China Glaze) with Line Pattern,” “Container in Light Green Kochi (Cochin-China Glaze) with Line Pattern”
Akazawa Roseki (V), “Spring Haze”

Delights of Cochin Ware:
Works by Akazawa Roseki

Cochin ware is a type of pottery which the vessel is entirely glazed, produced primarily in southern China and Vietnam. Deriving from the technique of three-color glaze from the Tang dynasty, it holds the characteristic of having vivid colors of yellow, green, blue, and red. Cochin ware came to Japan around the 12th century. The technique was adopted in Japan, and became popular in scenes of tea ceremonies
around the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600).
Cochin ware uses the slip trail technique which applies liquid clay (slip) from a squeeze bottle to create raised, three-dimensional designs on ceramics and separates colors of glazes by its lines.
The successors of the name of Akazawa Roseki, have continued to pass down the techniques of Cochin ware in Kyoto from generation to generation.
Enjoy the delights of vivid and elaborate works of ceramics that have been polished and passed down through time.

Yabashi Kanon (Assistant Curator, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art)

Text from Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Collection Room Winter, Exhibition Guide

Issued by Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art on December 19, 2025