Maya Inamura 稲村真耶

In Maya Inamura' s porcelain, time appears as clarity. Working in blue-and-white (sometsuke), she approaches tradition not as quotation, but as structure. Her brushwork is measured, deliberate, and spacious-each line calibrated against the white ground so that void and mark remain in equilibrium.

Her vessels are designed for daily use, and this commitment to function shapes their proportion.The rims are neither sharp nor overly softened; the foot rings are stable without heaviness. Inamura sensitivity lies in restraint. She allows the white porcelain body to remain present, using decoration to articulate rather than dominate form.

Within the exhibition, her work suggests that time can be quiet and luminous. Tea poured into her bowls activates the painted surface, yet nothing feels excessive. Instead, there is a balance-between history and the present, between ornament and space, between attention and ease.