KAB Event - Masuo Ikeda Exhibition

Permanent event
At Paramita Museum
Media: Ceramics

Masuo Ikeda, a leading printmaker, was also known for his multiple talents in other art media. In his latter years, he expressed himself through ceramics. When creating prints, Ikeda intentionally rejected using traditional Japanese motifs. However, he uses them without any resistance in his ceramic works. Ikeda also discovered how the process of using clay, the creation and destruction through soil and fire, imitated the Buddhist theory of reincarnation. Thus, Ikeda was convinced that ceramics was an appropriate medium for depicting the Heart Sutra. In 1997, he suddenly passed away at age 63. Since his death, the Heart Sutra series have been praised as the pinnacle of Ikeda's art career.
*Exhibiting at 1F/First, Second and Third room

[Image: "Heart Sutra Series: Ksitigarbha" (1994) (c) 2004 paramita museum. All Rights Reserved]

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