{"product_id":"masahiro-mori-arefomer-of-ceramic-design-2002-exhibition-catalog","title":"Masahiro Mori: A Reformer of Ceramic Design 2002 Exhibition Catalogue MUJI Hakusan","description":"\u003cp\u003e[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Masahiro Mori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e 『森正洋 陶磁器デザインの革新』\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMasahiro Mori: A Reformer of Ceramic Design\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese and English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 29 × 22.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 87 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color photographs throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword, essay by Masanori Moroyama, catalogue plates, list of works, chronology, and a dialogue on handwork in industrial society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[OVERVIEW]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasahiro Mori began designing for Hakusan Porcelain in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe G-Type Soy Sauce Bottle followed in 1958. Its lid could be removed for cleaning, the spout controlled the flow without dripping, and the form could be manufactured in quantity. It became one of the clearest examples of Mori’s position: tableware should work well, remain affordable and enter ordinary life without announcing itself as luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished for the 2002 exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, this catalogue surveys almost fifty years of Mori’s ceramic design through more than eighty works. Soy sauce bottles, tea and coffee sets, bowls, condiment containers and interlocking dishes show how his forms responded to changes in Japanese eating habits and industrial production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also follows the balance between standardization and handwork. Mori worked within mass production but did not treat function as mechanical efficiency alone. Handles, lids, spouts and vessels were shaped around repeated gestures at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illustrated catalogue includes the G-Type Soy Sauce Bottle, Tea Set, Bowl Set, Flatware, Birds series and later hand-painted designs, accompanied by a chronology, list of works and historical discussion in Japanese and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue contains substantial text in both Japanese and English. Japanese-only passages can also be read using smartphone translation tools such as Google Lens, ChatGPT or Google Translate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[CONDITION]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light surface rubbing and minor shelf wear along the edges and corners. No major tears or losses are visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Firm and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean and bright, with crisp pages and vivid color reproduction. No conspicuous writing, stains, tears or missing pages are visible in the listing photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease examine all listing photographs for the condition and contents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65970263490909,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_9574.jpg?v=1789903120","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/masahiro-mori-arefomer-of-ceramic-design-2002-exhibition-catalog","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}