De Opvolger van Kakiemon (2012)

De Opvolger van Kakiemon plot

Kakiemon is the name of the seventeenth-century Japanese porcelain, known for the very refined painting and the almost translucent quality of the ceramics. In Japan, the art of painting is so highly regarded that the master porcelain maker has been honored with the title Living National Treasure. The craft has been passed on from father to son for fourteen generations. In the film, connoisseurs and collectors reflect on the special techniques and choices of the images on the vases and plates, while family members talk about what it feels like to be part of four hundred years of porcelain making, with little room for experimentation. For example, the wife of 'The Fourteenth', as the current porcelain maker is called, says that the craftsmen in the workshop were more involved in the education of her son than she was herself. Aesthetic images highlight this traditional side of Japan, with glimpses of the classic workshop and a visit to the mile-long ceramics market in the village of Arita. Even though the demand for traditional porcelain in Japan is not exactly increasing, the Kakiemons continue to rely on their fragile life's work that has survived many wars and earthquakes. Meanwhile, the current generation is tirelessly working on, while the youngest member of the porcelain dynasty is already introduced to the trade at a young age.

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