An exhibition featuring approximately 600 works of Western-style ceramics known as “Old Noritake,” which were exported overseas before the war, has opened at the Yokoyama Museum of Art in Higashi Ward, Nagoya. It will run through 22 March next year, with many works made using techniques such as moriage (raised decoration) also on display.
The “Elegant Old Noritake × Noritake” exhibition has opened at the Yokoyama Museum of Art in Higashi Ward, Nagoya. It focuses on works of “Old Noritake,” which were exported overseas before the war.
The venue displays ceramics reflecting the lifestyles and cultures of their export destinations, including tea sets, containers for cigars and plates depicting Native Americans. One of the representative techniques featured is “moriage,” in which three-dimensional decoration is applied by hand.
Approximately 600 works, including pieces made after the war, are on display, and the exhibition will run through 22 March next year. Visitors have an opportunity to observe at close range the intersection between overseas markets at the time and Japanese ceramic-making techniques.
The exhibition is positioned as an introduction to the collection assembled by a Nagoya museum, and aims to convey the prewar culture of exports through the diverse range of Old Noritake works.