Keiichi Ito
'Perfectly Imperfect':Ito Keiichi (1950)
The works of Ito Keiichi represent a sense of will and eternity. According to Ito 'an existence of sense of will has a strong connection with people who also hold life. Its eternity is a breath of hope that would become a vitality for tomorrow.’ Ito's subjects are nature and artifacts that passed through time. Artifacts are the opposite of nature but through the sharing and passing of time with people, Ito feels the sense of will and its eternity in them.
The artefact that Ito has chosen for his series ‘Tyawan’ is the ceramic matcha bowl used in the tea ceremony (chado), the prime example of a wabi-sabi object. The matcha bowl in the tea ceremony not only welcomes the guests, but also represents the host’s spirit and authority, according to Ito With Tyawan he intended to investigate every millimetre of various matcha bowls. The images that Ito has made of the bowls are like abstract landscapes created by the irregularities and imperfections of the bowls. Naturally, Ito uses handmade washi paper to print his ‘bowl scapes’ on and the irregular edges of his toned prints are to be seen.
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F1405, 2019
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F1375, 2019
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F1363, 2019
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F1361, 2019
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F1321, 2019
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F1319, 2019
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F1318, 2019
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F1316, 2019
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F1308, 2019
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F1299, 2019
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F1298, 2019
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F1291, 2018
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F1207, 2018
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F1123, 2018
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F1121, 2018
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811-18, 2018
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Tanba-shiro, 2017
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Shiroyuu, 2017
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Shiroyuu, 2017
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Shiromakukusuri, 2017
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Shino #24, 2017
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Shino, 2017
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Setokuro, 2017
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Setokuro, 2017
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Mshiko Kuro, 2017
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Kurosatuma, 2017
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Kuroraku, 2017
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Kuroraku, 2017
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Kujyuuokina, 2017
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Kessyouyuu, 2017
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Haiyuu-seto, 2017
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F765, 2017
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F1104, 2017
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F1103, 2017
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Akauzumon, 2017
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Aizu Fukushima-ken, 2017
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2017
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Maniwa Okayama-ken, 2016
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Maniwa Okayama-ken, 2016
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F722, 2016
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F541, 2016
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F530, 2016
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F424, 2016
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Echizen Fukui-ken, 2016
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F333, 2015
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Takayama Gifu-ken, 2014
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Mukawa Yamanashi-ken, 2014
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Katsushika-ku Tokyo, 2014
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Ise Mie-ken, 2014
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F181, 2014
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Motosu Gifu-ken, 2013
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Miharu Fukushima-ken, 2013
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Syukawa Gifu-ken, 2012
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Sumida-ku Tokyo, 2012
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Sakaki Nagano-ken, 2012
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Sakaki Nagano-ken, 2012
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Sakaki Nagano-ken, 2012
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Oota-ku Tokyo, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Okitama Yamagata-ken, 2012
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Mukawa Yamanashi-ken, 2012
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Mukawa Yamanashi-ken, 2012
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Kobuchizawa Yamanashi-ken, 2012
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Kamiochiai Tokyo, 2012
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Enzan Yamanashi-ken, 2012
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Asakusa Tokyo, 2012
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Asakusa Tokyo, 2012
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Asakusa Tokyo, 2012
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Takada Tokyo, 2011
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Takada Tokyo, 2011
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Takada Tokyo, 2011
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T084, 2011
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Oota-ku Tokyo, 2011
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Oota-ku Tokyo, 2011
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Katsushika Tokyo, 2011
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Kamiochiai Tokyo, 2011
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Kamiochiai Tokyo, 2011
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Sakaki Nagano-ken, 2010
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Sakaki Nagano-ken, 2010
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Echizen Fukui-ken, 2010
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Yoshino Nara-ken, 2009
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Ise Mie-ken, 2009
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A Journey of Light - Keiichi Ito
Keiichi Ito, 2020softcover, 28 pagesRead more
Publisher: Keiichi Ito
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The Silent Pulse - Keiichi Ito
SAKURA Collection Keiichi Ito, 2017softcover, 28 pagesRead more
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Tools - Keiichi Ito
Keiichi Ito, 2018softcover, 30 pagesRead more
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Wabi-Sabi. Japanese aesthetics in photography and ceramics - various artists
Catalogue exhibition 'wabi-sabi' in Japanmuseum Sieboldhuis Leiden - Now available Annemarie Zethof, 2022softcover with obi, 150 pagesRead more
Publisher: Japanmuseum Sieboldhuis
Dimensions: 290 x 230 mm
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#57 Perfectly Imperfect
Wabi Sabi in Photography and Ceramics 4 Feb - 12 Mar 2023“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen IBASHO is proud to present the group exhibition ‘Perfectly Imperfect’. This exhibition follows the museum...Read more -
#47 Mizu
Summer group exhibition on the theme of 'Water' 17 Jun - 22 Aug 2021For the annual Summer exhibition of 2021 IBASHO has chosen the theme ' Mizu ', the word for 'water' in Japanese. As an island nation, Japan has a deep connection...Read more -
#40 Wabi Sabi
11 Jun - 30 Aug 2020IBASHO is delighted to announce the Summer exhibition for 2020 which will be a group exhibition on the concept of ‘wabi sabi’. Wabi sabi as an aesthetic concept is generally...Read more -
#37 初雪 HATSUYUKI - a group exhibition on 'FIRST SNOW'
7 Dec 2019 - 12 Jan 2020A small flake of snow Came floating down Onto my forefinger Onto its tip Heaven's messenger as it were A small flake of snow Arrived floating Melted on my forefinger...Read more -
#03 Photographs from the Floating World
7 May - 21 Jun 2015'Photographs from the Floating World' refers to the famous woodblock prints made by masters such as Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi under the name 'Ukiyo-e', pictures of the floating world. In...Read more