MATSUI KOSEI: MASTER OF NERIAGE — WITH NIGEL SLATER

Matsui Kosei: Master of Neriage An exhibition in collaboration with deBiousse&West 34 Wigmore Street, London W1 Friday 25 September – Sunday 18 October Matsui Kosei (1927-2003) is widely acknowledged for his mastery of the demanding ceramic technique of neriage. In 1993, he was designated a Living National Treasure of Japan for his transformation of the tradition. Nigel Slater, collector of both Matsui Kosei ceramics and Margaret Howell clothing, reflects on the life of Matsui and the relationship with material, craftsmanship and restraint shared by both designers. The exhibition, curated by deBiousse&West gallery, brings Matsui’s neriage works from the 1970s through the 1990s into an environment that places his work in dialogue with another longstanding tradition of making – one in which the qualities of the materials and the processes through which they are transformed remain central. With special thanks to Nigel Slater and Haydn West. Learn more: https://www.margarethowell.co.uk/pages/matsui-kosei-master-of-neriage